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The quiet hum of engines over Shenyang’s night sky on September 12, 2025 was anything but ordinary. A sleek Y‑20 transport aircraft, freshly painted in the matte teal of China’s newest strategic airlifters, touched down at Taoxian International Airport flanked by a quartet of J‑20 “Mighty Dragon” fighters. The formation swooped low, skimming the runway at a mere 200 metres altitude in a maneuver that turned a routine military flight into a national tribute. Inside the Y‑20, cradled in solemn wooden caskets, lay the remains of thirty Chinese People’s Volunteer Army (CPVA) soldiers who had perished in the Korean War – known in China as the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea – and whose bones had rested in South Korean soil for more than seven decades.

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Pinduoduo’s “Journey to the West” Campaign Delivers Free Shipping to China’s Remote Western Provinces.

By the end of last year, a phrase that sounded like a playful twist on a classic Chinese novel began to dominate Chinese social media feeds: #多多西行记#. Far from being a new chapter in the mythic saga of Sun Wukong, the term is actually a shorthand for Pinduoduo’s ambitious “Journey to the West” – a logistics and e‑commerce campaign aimed at breaching the vast, rugged terrain of China’s western provinces. The buzz it generated reads like a modern folk tale, complete with triumphs over geographic isolation, unexpected gifts of free‑shipping, and a rallying cry that no one should be left behind by the digital age.

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Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Camera Ignites an Industry Arms Race, Democratizes Visual Storytelling, and Fuels Privacy Debate.

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17  has ignited a buzz that stretches far beyond typical product launches. At the heart of the frenzy lies a camera system that, according to leaks, promises an 8‑fold “optical‑level” zoom, a 48‑megapixel telephoto sensor and a revamped professional‑grade camera app. While Apple touts these upgrades as a leap forward for mobile photography, the ripple effects are already being felt across the technology landscape, the creative economy and even the political arena.