A new peak in US-China tech rivalry? Tibet drone hub launches on Mount Everest

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China has inaugurated a drone research center near Mount Everest in Tibet, aiming to leverage high-altitude advantages amid the tech rivalry with the US. The Plateau Drone R&D Application Centre was established by Xizang University. The move underscores China's commitment to technological dominance in drone technology.

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. Xizang is the official Chinese pinyin name for the Tibet autonomous region in western China. Situated on the Chinese side of the world’s highest peak, the...