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China displays its space ambitions with flag on moon

Beijing seeks to build a lunar base in the next 10 years

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China's national flag is seen unfurled from the Chang'e-5 spacecraft on the moon in this handout image provided by China National Space Administration via Reuters.

SHUNSUKE TABETA, Nikkei staff writer
December 6, 2020 00:17 JST

BEIJING -- A Chinese flag now stands on the moon in the latest display of the Asian nation's ambitions in space.

The National Space Administration has released an image of the flag, which the state-run Xinhua News Agency described as the "five stars shining" on the moon.

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