CCTV FOLLIES 5.15 Looking down on DC
China's satellites examine America's capital city in great detail -Xi vows to bolster peace in Horn of Africa -Xi shows way to a greener China -Demographic worries grow -US is bleak and grim
This eye-catching segment on the increased capacity of Chinese remote-sensing satellites has spectacular graphics of a zoom-in from outer space, the visual target of which is Washington, DC.
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The White House, the Capitol, the Supreme Court, the Ellipse, the Washington Monument and the downtown grid bisected by Pennsylvania Avenue are all clearly visible in this shot.