China seeks int'l cooperation in space (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-08-29 06:38
China will strengthen cooperation with the international community in the
space industry, aiming for the the peaceful development of space, a senior
Chinese official said here Monday.
China would also seek to expand its share of the international market for
satellite launches and other space services, said Jin Zhuanglong, deputy
director of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National
Defense.
Jin told an international conference on the space industry that China had
already signed 16 pacts with 13 governments and organizations and established
space industry cooperation with more than 40 countries and international
organizations.
Specifically, he said, China would deepen cooperation with Russia, the
Ukraine and other European countries as well as South American countries such as
Argentina, Chile and Peru.
In Asia, it would work towards the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Space
Cooperation Organization, which would be based in Beijing.
China, Pakistan, Peru and six other countries had signed a treaty on the
organization's establishment last year, and it would take effect upon
ratification by five members. China's legislature ratified the treaty in June.
China will also seek to engage in "substantive" cooperation with space
organizations in the United States and Canada, Jin said.
In the next five years, China will work with Pakistan in the development and
launch of three earth resources prospecting satellites.
China will also manufacture and launch telecommunications satellites for
Nigeria and Venezuela, according to contracts already signed.
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