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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

20201205N China flag on moon

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.

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