Abstract

The entire world watched the space race between the USSR and the USA in the 20th century. Many countries have increased their scientific potential and developed their own space strategies. China, due to its technological backwardness, could not claim the role of a full-fledged space power. The Cultural Revolution in China put numerous space projects in stagnation. When Deng Xiaoping took office in 1978, the country revived the development of sciences and technologies; the restoration of the space program began. The country's leadership believed that peace and development were the main tasks that guided countries and communities. The article analyzes the functioning of China's space program in the Asian-Pacific geopolitical region. The paper is based on a wide range of sources, which made it possible to identify China's space program’s features: China had to go through the main stages of space industry development in a shorter time frame, compared with the predecessor countries; the need for China to ensure security from non-traditional types of threats, including space threats, contributed to the activation of scientific and technical developments in this field.

Highlights

  • Space of the 21st century is an arena where there is a clash of three countries – the United States, China and Russia – who are claiming the role of the hegemon

  • The modern space race is not the bipolar confrontation that existed in the 20th century, but multipolar cooperation

  • The rise of China, India and Brazil influenced the development of the entire space industry as a whole

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Space of the 21st century is an arena where there is a clash of three countries – the United States, China and Russia – who are claiming the role of the hegemon. An advance in space exploration is one of the ways to showcase their power. This process cannot be considered unique, as the countries’ space programs of today are focused on solving scientific, technical, military, economic and geopolitical tasks. The economic and geopolitical changes that took place at the end of the previous century had a huge impact on the balance of power – both on earth and in space. The rise of China, India and Brazil influenced the development of the entire space industry as a whole

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