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Track China’s ambitious aerospace advancements, from the home-grown commercial aircraft to space exploration, and their global impact.
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China airliners
Air China C909 hits bird as Chinese jets face growing ‘real-world’ tests
Wildlife strike in Beijing caught on video near popular vantage point, illustrating how rising flight volumes expose Comac’s fleet of jets to more operational risks.
11 Jun 2026 - 12:24PM
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China’s C919 passenger plane
China’s C919 jet poised to tackle ageing domestic fleet: industry official
8 Jun 2026 - 8:00PM
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China airliners
China widens repair network for C919, C909 jets to outfly supply disruptions
7 Jun 2026 - 8:00PM
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China airliners
Why China’s C909 jet is rapidly being deployed in Xinjiang
The Chinese-made jet debuted in Xinjiang as recently as 2023, but is now being used on more than 120 routes in the region.
3 Jun 2026 - 7:00AM
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Technology
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For SpaceX, global dominance may not be written in the stars
Space is not an ordinary, commercial, open market but a strategic domain tied directly to sovereignty, security and industrial policy.
31 May 2026 - 4:30PM
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Science
Will the future world order be determined by who controls low Earth orbit?
Amid Starlink’s ability to service conflict zones, Chinese article warns of ‘new form of power’ to allow or cut connectivity in real time.
25 Apr 2026 - 10:00PM
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China economy
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Engine dilemma lies at heart of successful take-off for China’s C919
Launching the aircraft with the imported LEAP-1C engine has led to bottlenecks and dependence but developing a convincing home-made engine will take time.
24 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM
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Hong Kong politics
Opinion
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How markets will test Hong Kong’s new economic model
Industrial policy can guide and catalyse but it cannot substitute for a genuine competitive advantage.
19 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM
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IPO
Countdown starts for Chinese rocket maker CAS Space’s Shanghai listing
China’s commercial rocket champion plans to raise US$600 million on the Star Market after its listing application is accepted.
2 Apr 2026 - 3:29PM
Science
Is China’s commercial rocket now cheaper than Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9?
Using the measure of cost per kilogram of payload capacity, CAS Space compares its Kinetica-2 to a US reusable rocket.
1 Apr 2026 - 10:41PM
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China airliners
China’s 5-year jet goals target C919 output, a new engine and less reliance
Amid geopolitical risks and supply-chain disruptions, Beijing is looking to shore up self-sufficiency in aircraft components, and an analyst says it has its work cut out.
12 Mar 2026 - 3:44PM
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Aviation
Helicopter travel takes off in China during Spring Festival rush
Helicopter services boomed during the Chinese New Year, offering fast travel and new routes across different cities.
25 Feb 2026 - 7:00AM
China airliners
China’s C909 jet gets international uplift with funding for adoptive airline
Chengdu Airlines, an affiliate of C909 manufacturer Comac, has received a capital injection to help widen the jet’s international coverage.
23 Feb 2026 - 11:00AM
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Hong Kong economy
Opinion
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Hong Kong’s budget should move the city towards ‘inspirational’ development
The 2026-27 budget speech should explain how the city’s economic direction aligns with global and national trends, defining its place in the industries of the future.
8 Feb 2026 - 9:30AM
China's space programme
Editorial
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Hong Kong need not wait to help Chinese space ambitions take off
As a leading hub for finance and law, the city has the ‘right stuff’ to be proactive in drawing up solid action plans for the space economy.
8 Feb 2026 - 7:15AM
China airliners
New brainer: China’s C929 widebody lands partner to power next-gen flight mind
After Comac secures core flight-system supplier for its widebody jet’s ‘brain’, sourcing the ‘heart’ of the C929 remains a lofty challenge.
4 Feb 2026 - 11:31PM
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China's space programme
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As China opens up its space sector, Hong Kong should reach for the stars
With deep capital markets and globally aligned legal practices, the city can support a competitive Chinese space programme that shapes global standards.
3 Feb 2026 - 9:30AM
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China’s widebody C929 may take off ahead of schedule, sources say
Maker of the home-grown rival to Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 is working directly with regulators, which analysts said could speed up certification.
2 Feb 2026 - 6:46PM
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Artificial intelligence
Alibaba’s Qwen-3 becomes one of world’s first AI models to operate in orbit
The entire Qwen-3 process – from uploading queries to on-orbit inference and sending results back to Earth – took less than two minutes.
28 Jan 2026 - 11:16AM
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China's space programme
China’s commercial space sector soars with 50 launches in 2025
Commercial launches accounted for 54 per cent of the total last year, data from China National Space Administration shows.
21 Jan 2026 - 1:11AM
China airliners
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European test pilots put China’s C919 airliner through paces in Shanghai
European Union Aviation Safety Agency test flights a crucial step in acquiring certification needed for global operation.
15 Jan 2026 - 11:00AM
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Aerospace: Geopolitics
Why are rich Chinese moving private jets offshore, slumming it in budget seats?
Strict flight rules and economic headwinds are forcing scrutiny-wary tycoons to rebase aircraft in places such as Singapore or downgrade to commercial cabins.
28 Dec 2025 - 3:00PM
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China’s C919 passenger plane
Soaring to the top: China appoints first female captain for C919 flights
Promotion of former Boeing 737 pilot Yu Yue, who holds a ‘zero error’ record, called an inspiration to women across the nation.
29 Dec 2025 - 3:26PM
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China’s C919 passenger plane
China’s Comac to team up with China Eastern for bigger C919 variant, sources say
Comac’s stretched model, expected to be dubbed the C919-800, could target lucrative Asian routes and seat more than 200 passengers.
26 Dec 2025 - 12:00PM
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US-China trade war
‘Bad policy’: China’s drone makers to shrug off US ban, analysts say
The addition of foreign drone makers, including those from China, to a US trade blacklist is unlikely to heat up relations, observers said.
24 Dec 2025 - 4:28AM
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China manufacturing
From steel to space: China giant sells first 2 satellites in bold pivot
Once forging steel for skyscrapers, Jigang Group is now in a race to the skies with Geely and 90,000 other Chinese companies.
5 Dec 2025 - 5:45PM
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China's space programme
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Why China’s space sector is grabbing attention – including from Elon Musk
Chinese start-up LandSpace is set to launch its first reusable rocket on Saturday. If it succeeds, it will give China’s space sector a major boost.
26 Nov 2025 - 8:00AM
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China airliners
Maker of China’s C919 receives capital injection amid supply chain challenges
The state-owned Comac has received more funding from its stakeholders, a timely infusion as the company attempts to clear a backlog of C919 orders.
25 Nov 2025 - 6:00PM
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