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China confirms death of hypersonic weapon expert Fang Daining, 68, in South Africa
Fang Daining, a leading and at times controversial figure in China’s hypersonic weapons research, died earlier this year, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) confirmed in an obituary released on Tuesday. Fang, who held China’s highest academic title in science and technology as
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