{"id":368548,"date":"2026-08-09T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chinas-real-mission-to-save-earth-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T10:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T09:00:23","slug":"chinas-real-mission-to-save-earth-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chinas-real-mission-to-save-earth-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s &#8216;real&#8217; mission to save Earth | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MJVjaI6bEk4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"China's 'real' mission to save Earth | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MJVjaI6bEk4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>China is embarking on a more ambitious and more realistic campaign to save the planet from asteroids than NASA\u2019s recent DART mission. 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