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Report: China’s Space Program: A 2021 Perspective (SCIO 2022)

Source: The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of

Preamble

“To explore the vast cosmos, develop the and build China into a space power is our eternal dream,” stated President Xi Jinping. The space industry is a critical element of the overall national strategy, and China upholds the principle of exploration and utilization of outer space for peaceful purposes.

Since 2016, China's space industry has made rapid and innovative progress, manifested by a steady improvement in space infrastructure, the completion and operation of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, the completion of the high-resolution system, steady improvement of the service ability of satellite communications and broadcasting, the conclusion of the last step of the three-step exploration program (“orbit, land, and return”), the first stages in building the , and a smooth interplanetary voyage and landing beyond the earth- system by Tianwen-1, followed by the exploration of . These achievements have attracted worldwide attention.

In the next five years, China will integrate space , and applications while pursuing the new development philosophy, building a new development model and meeting the requirements for high-quality development. It will start a new journey towards a space power. The space industry will contribute more to China's growth as a whole, to global consensus and common effort with regard to outer and utilization, and to human progress.

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