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Strange China space agency tweet has many speculating about aliens - C C - Apr 25, 2021
https://www.slashgear.com/strange-china-space-agency-tweet-has-many-speculating-about-aliens-25670315/
EXCERPTS: On April 24, an unverified English-language Twitter account supposedly belonging to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) posted a cryptic tweet that reads: “With great ceremony we announce the confirmation of intelligent life!” This, as you’d expect, surprised and confused many people who are trying to figure out what it means.
The tweet has proven to be a weekend mystery, with the public speculating about what it means and whether the account is even valid. The ‘CNSA_en’ Twitter account isn’t verified and doesn’t include the ‘China government organization’ label that Twitter has applied to other Chinese government accounts. This indicates it may not be an official account.
[...] If the account is valid, it’s possible it has been hacked and the message was not published by an official. Likewise, it is possible the tweet was a misguided attempt at a joke or that the intended message was not translated correctly. Then, of course, there’s the fun speculation: that China is claiming confirmation of intelligent alien life... (MORE - details)