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It is the first Chinese deep space earth station built outside China. [8] The land was leased in 2012 to the Chinese government for 50 years of use, and the agreement includes a tax exemption. [2] [9] China invested $50 million into building the station. [7] Future plans for the facility include research on Mars. [9]
Chinatowns in Latin America (Spanish: barrios chinos, singular barrio chino / Portuguese: bairros chineses, singular bairro chinês) developed with the rise of Chinese immigration in the 19th century to various countries in Latin America as contract laborers (i.e., indentured servants) in agricultural and fishing industries.
Smaller numbers of overseas military bases are operated by China, Iran, India, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. The United States is the largest operator of military bases abroad, with 38 "named bases" [ note 1 ] with active duty, national guard, reserve, or civilian personnel as of September 30, 2014.
Qionglai Air Base is a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) air base located in Qionglai of the city of Chengdu, the capital of the province of Sichuan in Southwestern China. This entire area is located in the northwestern part of the Sichuan Basin , not far from the foothills of the great Qionglai Mountains .
The Chinese ambassador to Peru, Song Yang, says Chancay could become Peru’s version of Shanghai, the world’s biggest port city. Chancay residents say they are worried about the impact of the ...
Primary air base name. The official or most commonly used name for the military portion of the aerodrome; Chinese name. Simplified Chinese characters for the primary name (not including characters for air base or air field) Alternate names. Other names used to describe the military portion or larger aerodrome including civilian name; IATA Code.
Taiwan's foreign minister said on Wednesday that China has built "enormous" military bases on three islands surrounding Taiwan's main holding in the South China Sea, but Taipei is not looking to ...
This list includes the fifty largest cities in South America by population within city limits, based on the most recent official census results, estimates, or short-term projections available for all of these cities, which refer to mid-2020 populations, except for those of Chilean cities (2017) and Venezuelan cities (2015).