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Global Push

China’s using mythology and sci-fi to sell space race

June 30, 2021June 26, 2021 by Molly Silk

How Beijing promoted ‘The Wandering Earth’ to illustrate why it is taking the first steps toward the final frontier

Categories Analysis Tags China, Global Push, Risks, Sci-Fi, Space, The Conversation, The Long Read Leave a comment

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