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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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12 December, 2024
A passenger poses for a photo on China Eastern Airlines’ maiden C919 flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai on January 1. Photo: Nora Tam
China’s C919 passenger plane

China’s C919 to benefit as Beijing bankrolls ‘large aircraft’ research

Capital grant funding will be doled out to worthy applicants as China rallies nation’s engineering brainpower to boost indigenous tech for home-grown planes.

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China airliners

With China’s C919 flying high, local governments scramble to cash in

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China manufacturing

With more than 10,000 ‘little giants’, China beats 2025 goal amid US tech war

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China technology

Chinese drone prepped for mass production as demand for aerial deliveries soars

A Chinese company is preparing to fill 1 billion yuan in orders for its new drone as the ‘low-altitude economy’ gains momentum.

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The Lanying R6000 aircraft, produced by United Aircraft of Shenzhen, is the latest example of advances Chinese companies have made to seize on what has been termed the “low-altitude economy”. Photo: Xinhua
China technology

China’s next-gen BeiDou satellite system to ramp up rivalry with US-based GPS

Existing BeiDou system, used in telecommunications, transport, and natural resource management, has also been expanding its use in developing countries.

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China’s Communist Party

China investigates head of Shanghai’s free-trade zone for corruption

Zhu Zhisong, Communist Party chief of Pudong New Area, is among a number of aerospace veterans under a cloud.

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China airliners

China’s C919 order backlog raises urgency for foreign-part acquisitions

Officials hope to eventually source hi-tech plane components domestically to drive industrial self-sufficiency, but for now overseas producers are essential.

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A C919 single-aisle jet is on display at the Zhuhai air show this week. The Chinese jet relies on LEAP engines from US-French joint-venture CFM International to get airborne. Photo: Frank Chen
China airliners

With China’s C919 flying high, factory visits aim to replicate Boeing’s success

Taking a page out of rivals’ playbooks, China’s Comac wants to turn its Shanghai plane factory into a tourism hotspot.

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Shenzhen

Shenzhen’s soaring R&D spending rivals Beijing, dwarfs Hong Kong

The southern city put nearly US$31 billion into R&D last year, driven partly by robust spending from tech giants like Huawei.

China airliners

US, European plane-part giants aspire to power China’s widebody C929 ambitions

China is on a path toward self-sufficiency, but advanced plane parts from overseas remain essential to its aviation dreams.

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A prototype of China’s planned C929 passenger jet is seen here displayed in Shanghai earlier this year. Photo: Getty Images
US-China relations

China’s space ambitions face ‘huge test’ from Musk presence in Trump White House

Chinese observers say Beijing needs to stick to its own milestones and avoid getting into a race with the US if possible.

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on stage at a campaign rally for Donald Trump during the US presidential election campaign. Photo: AFP
China airliners

Explainer | China’s 4 commercial jets unboxed: from the rebranded C909 to a futuristic C939

More details about China’s home-grown passenger planes emerge at Zhuhai air show, with new sales and lofty aviation ambitions on display.

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China airliners

China’s widebody C929 jet lands first buyer at top-flight Zhuhai air show

The home-grown C929, still under development, was the subject of a preliminary purchase agreement at China’s premier air show.

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Low-altitude economy

China’s low-altitude economy is all the buzz, so where are the tangible results?

National-level plans are in the works and will likely offer guidance to local governments eager to capitalise on the low-altitude sector, from drones to eVTOL aircraft.

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The Fengqiao Town Central Health Center in Nanhu District, Jiaxing City, uses drones to deliver medicines to the villages under its jurisdiction. Photo: Xinhua
China's economic recovery

Why are international airlines cutting flights to China?

Fewer flights to China by Western airlines seen as a reflection of reduced demand for business travel amid economic slowdown.

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Virgin Atlantic is said to be planning to suspend its 25-year-old Shanghai-London Heathrow route from next Saturday. Photo: Reuters
China’s C919 passenger plane

Mentor or rival? China takes notes from Brazilian giant Embraer as C919 soars

Aviation exchanges are expected as President Xi Jinping visits Brazil next month.

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Science

‘Fierce international competition’ has China upgrading major radio telescope

An array of 24 radio telescopes will be built around China’s FAST to help boost the massive telescope’s resolution.

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China-Philippines relations

China-Philippine flights to get wings clipped amid low demand, geopolitics

An expected reduction in routes between China and the Philippines comes as post-pandemic demand has not taken off, while their maritime dispute has also chilled travel.

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Philippine-based Cebu Pacific’s president has said his airline would not restore Beijing flights because air travel had fallen short of pre-pandemic demand. Photo: Shutterstock
Low-altitude economy

China’s low-altitude economy adds ‘new track’ with home-grown blimp delivery

China’s first home-grown ‘civil manned airship’ blimp has been delivered to a client in the southern Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

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Science

China sets 2028 date for historic Mars mission – as US plan left in limbo

In the race for the red planet, China has taken the lead, with its Tianwen-3 mission launch date brought forward two years.

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Science

China vows to work with Africa on nuclear tech, satellites and space

President Xi Jinping tells African leaders at summit that ‘no country should be left behind’ on the path to modernisation.

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China’s leader said space exploration was among the areas for cooperation. Photo: Xinhua
China’s C919 passenger plane

Is China’s first home-grown passenger jet profitable? Analysts weigh in

China Eastern Airlines, Air China and China Southern Airlines have all taken delivery of the home-grown C919 narrowbody passenger jet.

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(240829) -- GUANGZHOU, Aug. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The first C919 aircraft delivered to China Southern Airlines receives a ceremonial water salute on its arrival at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. Photo: Xinhua
Science

Steps to prevent arms race in outer space agreed by UN expert body

The act of consensus is perceived as a move towards peace in space.

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China-Russia relations

China and Russia hold talks on ‘peaceful’ use of outer space

Space is one of the major emerging sectors where the two countries have been working to boost cooperation.

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Science

Chinese scientists propose information superhighway between Earth and the moon

A plan for a communication and monitoring network between Earth and the moon has been revealed by Chinese researchers.

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Chinese scientists are working on a proposed communication network to make travel between Earth and the moon easier. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

China seeks space supremacy and to exploit it ‘to our detriment’: US intel head

Beijing’s advances in military applications cited as evidence of its plan to build ‘important capabilities to deter or to compel behaviours’.

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A Chinese soldier walks by the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft sitting atop a Long March rocket covered on a launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on April 24, 2024. Photo: AP
Science

As China’s lunar ambitions blast off, it admits it is in a moon race with the US

Outlining its lunar plan, the Chinese space agency has declared for the first time it ‘will compete’ with the US.

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China’s military

China’s PLA says US is ‘militarising space’ with Elon Musk’s new spy satellites

PLA Daily warns that a deal between the US military and a new SpaceX unit poses huge security challenges for ‘other countries’.

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