In 2019, Thomas Colvin, Irina Liu and Shirley Han at the Science and Technology Policy Institute (https://www.ida.org/ida-ffrdcs/science-and-technology-policy-institute)) were part of a team of researchers that published what is to date the most comprehensive English-language overview (https://www.ida.org/research-and-publications/publications/all/e/ev/evaluation-of-chinas-commercial-space-sector)) of China’s growing space industry.
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Why Chinese space startups say business acumen is one of their biggest weaknesses
How ITAR actually helped China’s space industry grow
The space market in the developing world
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