https://www.scmp.com/rss/523658/feed The latest news and top stories on Wang Yaping, Chinese military transport pilot and taikonaut. She is known as the second Chinese woman in space and the first to perform a spacewalk. Her career highlights include the Shenzhou 10 mission where she delivered China’s first live physics lesson from orbit. On the Shenzhou 13 mission she became the first Chinese woman to board the Tiangong space station, setting a record for longest cumulative stay in space by a female Chinese astronaut. She also... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Zoey Zhang Zoey Zhang China’s first woman pilot from Tibet who excels in basketball and skateboarding and dreams of becoming the “coolest captain” has captured attention at the Changchun Air Show. On September 20, Gesang Baizhen, the 25-year-old fighter pilot with the Chinese Air Force, took the stage at the air show in northeastern China. According to the mainland media outlet Jimu News, Gesang grew up in a Tibetan family. Her name was inspired by the “flower of the plateau” and “white pearl”. In secondary school,... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3326572/china-first-tibetan-woman-pilot-dreams-becoming-coolest-captain-excels-sport?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3326572/china-first-tibetan-woman-pilot-dreams-becoming-coolest-captain-excels-sport?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Oct 2025 01:00:10 +0000 Sylvie Zhuang Sylvie Zhuang A new Chinese documentary is giving the public an ultra high definition look at life in space – and capturing the imagination of fans, including award-winning science fiction writer Liu Cixin. Shenzhou 13 is the first production to be shot in space on a format known as 8K and was filmed by the crew on China’s space station. It was released nationwide on September 5, with Liu, the Hugo Award-winning author of the science fiction trilogy The Three-body Problem, among those at the premiere. “What... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3325386/3-body-stardom-how-chinas-space-station-became-film-set-and-inspired-author-liu-cixin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3325386/3-body-stardom-how-chinas-space-station-became-film-set-and-inspired-author-liu-cixin?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Sep 2025 10:00:14 +0000 Raymond Ma,Neil Denslow Raymond Ma,Neil Denslow Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean head Kim Jong-un and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among world leaders set to visit China next week as the country hosts a major military parade and a regional forum. Putin and Kim – on his first China trip in six years – will join Chinese President Xi Jinping for Wednesday’s parade in Beijing, setting up a potential photo of the three upon the Gate of Heavenly Peace. A total of 26 leaders will watch the parade, which marks the 80th... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3323639/putin-kim-xi-military-parade-modi-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3323639/putin-kim-xi-military-parade-modi-china?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:00:08 +0000