China’s space ambitions have grown rapidly
In little more than two decades, Beijing has built and crewed its own space station, landed a rover on Mars and returned samples from the far side of the Moon. It now aims to put astronauts on the Moon before 2030.
In some areas of space exploration Beijing is now matching or surpassing Europe.
What is driving these ambitions? And what do China’s growing civil, commercial and military capabilities mean for Europe’s competitiveness and security?
As space becomes an increasingly contested domain, the Institute brought together experts to discuss China’s space programme and the choices facing Europe.
Speakers:
- Marco Aliberti | Senior Research Fellow, European Space Policy Institute
- Rebecca Arcesati | Head of the Science, Technology and Innovation Program, Mercator Institute for China Studies
- Angela Stanzel | Senior Associate, Asia Research Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
The discussion was moderated by Tim Rühlig, EUISS Senior Analyst for Global China.
