Panel: China’s space surge, from emergency launch to commercial lift-off
28 November 2025

Panel: China’s space surge, from emergency launch to commercial lift-off

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China’s space sector marked a landmark week—executing its first emergency crewed launch and unveiling plans for four deep-space science satellites—while its commercial space market soars toward 10 trillion yuan (about 1.4 trillion USD). What capabilities underpin this surge, and will AI-driven aerospace define the next phase of space competition?

Host Ge Anna is joined by Andy Mok, Professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University; Quentin Parker, Director of Laboratory for Space Research, University of Hong Kong;
Zhang Fan, Associate Professor of Astronomy Department of Beijing Normal University.