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Leading article: A space race rises in the east

For those of us in the Western hemisphere, and perhaps not only here, there was a distinctly retro feel to China's latest venture into space. The blast-off, the space walk – complete with small red Chinese flag – and yesterday's textbook... ...full story at Independent

from Independent on Mon, Sep 29 2008

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