01 September 2020
As we near the 2/3 point for the year 2020, it is starting to feel like a “lost year” for some. China has been a little bit different. While the country was subject to a brutal lockdown during February and March, things have begun to return to relative normalcy. This normalcy has also been reflected in the Chinese space industry, which over the course of this year has continued to grow rapidly. This has been met by increased government initiatives related to space, something that has occurred at both a national and local government level. This has contributed to an increased splintering of the Chinese space industry away from Beijing. Longer-term, the increased involvement of local and provincial governments in concert with commercial companies will likely lead to innovation, albeit in a comparatively inefficient way due to overlapping responsibilities and duplication of work.
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