China’s Guangdong province lays out ambitious commercial space objectives

Published on August 28, 2025
Aerial view of CAS Space's Kinetica-2 first-stage hot fire test, showing flames and thick smoke rising from a test stand nestled in forested hills.

China’s southern province of Guangdong is aiming to create a fully integrated commercial aerospace ecosystem with its latest policy moves. 

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