China Issues White Paper on Space Exploration

Editor's Note:

December 29th, 2011, China issued a white paper on the development of space industry since 2006 and the major tasks for the next five years.
The white paper, titled "China´s Space Activities in 2011," was the third white paper on the country´s space activities issued by the State Council Information Office. The previous two were issued in 2000 and 2006 respectively.

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A white paper published on Thursday reports that China has made innovative achievements and breakthroughs in major space projects.

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