# Wang Yaping
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China Signals Hong Kong and Macau Residents May Join Tiangong Crew This Year
China says trainees from Hong Kong and Macau are preparing for possible missions to the Tiangong space station as early as this year, while foreign astronaut selection and training continues on schedule. The declaration is both a technical signal of readiness and a political gesture intended to showcase inclusion and expand China’s role in post‑ISS low‑Earth‑orbit activity.
China Signals Push for Long‑Duration Off‑Earth Habitats as Astronauts Plan a Ground Research Facility
Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping told a CPPCC panel that the China Astronaut Research and Training Center is applying to build a ground‑based research facility to study long‑term survival off Earth. The move signals Beijing’s transition from near‑Earth operations toward preparations for sustained human presence on the Moon or beyond, with implications for technology, competition and potential international cooperation.
China Signals Push Toward Off‑Earth Habitats as Astronaut Wang Yaping Flags New Research Facility
China says it is preparing a ground‑based research facility to study long‑term human survival beyond Earth, a move disclosed by astronaut and CPPCC member Wang Yaping. The project would underpin ambitions for sustained lunar and deep‑space missions by developing life‑support, radiation protection and in‑situ resource use technologies.