China’s large reusable Tianlong-3 rocket passes 1,000-tonne thrust ‘major exam’
The Chinese reusable rocket race is heating up, with two start-ups and a state-owned developer all aiming for…
Chasing Starlink, China Unicom one step closer to satellite communication services
China has issued a satellite mobile communication business licence to a telecoms giant, in a concrete move that…
China targeting Musk’s Starlink with low-orbit satellite drive
China is pressing ahead with low-orbit satellite clusters as regulators lay out a framework to accelerate the technology’s…
China’s rocket shortage means it may have to pick a favoured candidate to take on Starlink
As China scrambles to build massive internet networks in space to rival Starlink, a growing divide is quietly…
Exclusive | Has the Qianfan satellite network – China’s Starlink rival – run into trouble?
A Chinese mega-constellation of communications satellites is facing serious delays that could jeopardise its ambitions to compete with…