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China-Russia Space Alliance Stumbles in Bid to Surpass US

  • Beijing is seeking new partners in space to counter Washington
  • War further hurt Russian program that was already struggling
A rocket carrying the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft to China's Tiangong space station lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest Chinas Gansu Province late on Nov. 29, 2022.

A rocket carrying the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft to China's Tiangong space station lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest Chinas Gansu Province late on Nov. 29, 2022.

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China’s state-run media frequently touts the country’s major achievements and grand ambitions in outer space, including its space station and planned research outpost on the moon. 

But there’s one thing it tends not to mention: Russia, its closest partner in space.