A Domain of Great Powers: The Strategic Role of Space in Achieving China’s Dream of National Rejuvenation

In this essay, Khyle Eastin argues that under Xi, China has more fully recognized the strategic importance of outer space. Eastin presents a historical overview of the foundations of China’s space sector and breaks down the strategic drivers for China’s space engagement in the context of its larger national modernization effort.

Read the essay on the Mapping China’s Strategic Space website.