Subscribe RSSOn December 27, the Chinese domination released its third white paper on its space activities. The release of China ’s Space Activities in 2011 [1] seems to establish a design of releasing white papers on space issues about every five years (previous ones were released in 2000 and 2006) and seems accordant with the finalization of national five-year plans (FYP).
The White Paper’s Contents
In the latest edition, the Chinese State Directorate (whose Information Office issues the document) notes that the purposes of China’s space program include not only improving enlightenment the earth in relation to the cosmos, as well as improvement of human civilization in general (consistent with the stated goals of many time powers), but also:
Meeting the demands of economic, scientific, and technological development; national security; and social grow; and Improving China’s scientific and cultural knowledge, protecting Chinese national rights
