A NEW PEAK IN US-CHINA TECH RIVALRY? TIBET DRONE HUB LAUNCHES ON MOUNT EVEREST

Beijing has launched a drone research hub in Tibet near Mount Everest in an effort to exploit its high-altitude advantage in the ongoing competition for technological dominance between the US and China. The Plateau Drone R&D Application Centre was recently unveiled by Xizang University, state news agency Xinhua reported earlier this month.

News - South China Morning Post reports that beijing has launched a drone research hub in Tibet near Mount Everest in an effort to exploit its high-altitude advantage in the ongoing competition for technological dominance between the US and China.

The report adds: The Plateau Drone R&D Application Centre was recently unveiled by Xizang University, state news agency Xinhua reported earlier this month.

Xizang is the official Chinese pinyin name for the Tibet autonomous region in western China.

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