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China's Space Activities in 2006

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Updated: 2006-10-12 10:49

The State Council Information Office on Thursday published a white paper
entitled China's Space Activities in 2006. The document is composed of
five chapters -- Aims and Principles of Development; Progress Made in the
Past Five Years; Development Targets and Major Tasks for the Next Five
Years; Development Policies and Measures; International Exchanges and
Cooperation.

Half a century has passed since China embarked on the splendid road to
developing its own space industry. For 50 years, China has trail-blazed
in this field. Its achievements have been eye-catching, and the nation
now ranks among the world's most advanced countries in some crucial
fields of space technology. China has always followed the road of
peaceful development, and maintained that outer space should be explored
for the common wealth of mankind. While supporting all international
efforts that utilize outer space for peaceful purposes, China continues
to explore and use the cosmos to make new contributions to the
development of humanity's space programs.

China's space industry has made great progress since the Chinese
government issued the China's Space Activities white paper in 2000. This
is the second white paper that the Chinese government has issued since
2000 concerning China's space activities. The full text of the white
paper follows:

Preface

Space activities around the world have been flourishing in the first few
years of the 21st century. Leading countries in the area of spaceflight
have formulated or readjusted their development strategies, plans and
goals in this sphere. The role of space activities in a country's overall
development strategy is becoming increasingly salient, and their
influence on human civilization and social progress is increasing.
It has been 50 splendid years since China embarked on the road to develop
its space industry, starting in 1956. For half a century, China has
worked independently in this field. It has made eye-catching
achievements, and ranks among the world's most advanced countries in some
important fields of space technology. China is unflinching in taking the
road of peaceful development, and always maintains that outer space is
the common wealth of mankind. While supporting all activities that
utilize outer space for peaceful purposes, China actively explores and
uses outer space and continuously makes new contributions to the
development of man's space programs.

China has set the strategic goal of building itself into a well-off
society in an all-round way, ranking it among the countries with the best
innovative capabilities in the first 20 years of the 21st century. The
development of the space industry in China now faces new opportunities
and higher requirements. In the new stage of development, China will
adhere to the scientific outlook on development as guidance, center its
work on the national strategic goals, strengthen its innovative
capabilities and do its best to make the country's space industry develop
faster and better.

China's space industry has made great progress since the Chinese
government issued the white paper China's Space Activities in 2000. In
order to give people around the world a better understanding of the
development of China's space industry over the past five years and its
plans for the near future, we hereby offer an expanded introduction to
some related issues.

I. Aims and Principles of Development

The aims of China's space activities are: to explore outer space, and
enhance understanding of the Earth and the cosmos; to utilize outer space
for peaceful purposes, promote human civilization and social progress,
and benefit the whole of mankind; to meet the demands of economic
construction, scientific and technological development, national security
and social progress; and to raise the scientific quality of the Chinese
people, protect China's national interests and rights, and build up the
comprehensive national strength.

When developing the space industry, China will follow the principles
guiding the development of the country's scientific and technological
programs, namely, making innovations independently, making leapfrogging
development in key areas, shoring up the economy and leading future
trends. In the new development stage, the principles of development for
China's space industry are as follows:

-- Maintaining and serving the country's overall development strategy,
and meeting the needs of the state and reflecting its will. China
considers the development of its space industry as a strategic way to
enhance its economic, scientific, technological and national defense
strength, as well as a cohesive force for the unity of the Chinese
people, in order to rejuvenate China. Since the space industry is an
important part of the national overall development strategy, China will
maintain long-term, stable development in this field.

-- Upholding independence and self-reliance policy, making innovations
independently and realizing leapfrogging development. China relied
completely on itself when it developed its space industry from scratch,
and has made constant progress through making independent innovations.
Therefore, increasing the capability for independent innovation is a
strategic basis for developing the space industry. In light of the
country's actual situation and needs, China will focus on certain areas
while ignoring less-important ones. It will choose some limited targets,
concentrate its strength on making key breakthroughs and realize
leapfrogging development.

-- Maintaining comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development,
and bringing into full play the functions of space science and technology
in promoting and sustaining the country's science and technology sector,
as well as economic and social development. China will strengthen
strategic planning, making overall plans for the development of space
technology, space application and space science. It will encourage
progress in space science and technology to promote the development of
high technology and industry, as well as the transformation and upgrading
of traditional industries. Meanwhile, it will protect the space
environment, and develop and utilize space resources in a rational manner.

-- Adhering to the policy of opening up to the outside world, and
actively engaging in international space exchanges and cooperation. China
supports all activities that utilize outer space for peaceful purposes.
It will strengthen exchanges and cooperation in this field with other
countries on the basis of the principles of equality, mutual benefit,
peaceful utilization of outer space and common development.

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