China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University last week flew a hypersonic craft and claimed the test achieved some world-first feats. The University named the craft “Feitian-2” and according to Chinese media the test flight saw it reach Mach 12 (14,800 km/h or 9,200 mph) – handily faster than the Mach 5 speeds considered to represent hypersonic flight.

Photo by Christian Lue The latest Sino-American “handshake”—a 90-day pause on tariffs, semiconductor export bans, and rare-earth chokeholds agreed in Geneva and revived in London this month—was never meant as a love-in. It is a grudging ceasefire, a chance for each superpower to breathe, re-stock, and, above all, rewrite the operating manual of twenty-first-century techno-commerce.

According to a report from Central News Agency, citing Chinese media outlet Calian Press, the management of China Rare Earth Holdings—a listed subsidiary under China Rare Earth Group—has reportedly seen a wave of departures this year. Rumors suggest many executives have been poached by overseas rare earth laboratories. However, China Rare Earth Group stated the personnel

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