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Tech Talk: Arjin Mountains in Xinjiang, NW China getting warmer and wetter

The Arjin Mountains, with an area of 45,000 square kilometers and an average altitude of 4,580 meters, is one of China's four largest depopulated zones. Due to its harsh natural conditions, it is the most challenging area to access among China's four uninhabited zones. Learn more from Chen Xi, head of the Xinjiang Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who just finished a scientific expedition to the area. Also in this newsletter, check out new details on China's "one shot kill" missile interception test, and China's first satellite that offers high-precision rainfall monitoring.

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