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TEXT 100 China and space 中国与太空 Stormy weather 太空风雨起苍黄（陈继龙 编译） Jan 25th 2007 | BEIJING From The Economist print edition The test of an anti-satellite weapon rattles Chinas potential enemies 中国反卫星武器试验令其潜在的敌人感到不安 FIFTY years ago, Mao Zedong lamented that China could not even launch a potato into space. Now it has succeeded in hitting a weather satellite more than 800km (500 miles) above Earth with a ballistic[1] missile fired from the ground. Few other countries are cheering. 五十年前，毛泽东曾悲叹中国可能连个土豆也发射不上太空。现如今中国已经可以从地面发射一枚中程导弹，成功地击中距离地球800多公里（500多英里）的气象卫星了。除了中国，几乎没有哪个国家为此欢呼雀跃。 Chinas prolonged sile