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China lunar program
![In Global First, China’s Lunar Probe Returns to Earth With Samples From the Far Side of the Moon In Global First, China’s Lunar Probe Returns to Earth With Samples From the Far Side of the Moon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-07-14-171029.jpg)
In Global First, China’s Lunar Probe Returns to Earth With Samples From the Far Side of the Moon
By Huizhong Wu
Chang’e 6 is the first lunar mission to have collected samples from the far side of the moon.
![China’s Chang’e 6 Moon Mission Is a Game Changer China’s Chang’e 6 Moon Mission Is a Game Changer](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-13-133439.jpg)
China’s Chang’e 6 Moon Mission Is a Game Changer
By Namrata Goswami
China’s bid to return lunar samples from the far side of the Moon will have long-term strategic and geopolitical implications.
![China’s Space Program in 2023: Taking Stock China’s Space Program in 2023: Taking Stock](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-18-143732.jpg)
China’s Space Program in 2023: Taking Stock
By Namrata Goswami
From heavy-lift reusable rockets to satellite internet, a look at China’s progress on top space priorities.
![The Strategic and Geopolitical Significance of India’s Chandrayaan 3 Lunar Mission The Strategic and Geopolitical Significance of India’s Chandrayaan 3 Lunar Mission](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-13-152454.jpg)
The Strategic and Geopolitical Significance of India’s Chandrayaan 3 Lunar Mission
By Namrata Goswami
As the race to commercially exploit the Moon heats up, India’s latest mission has big ramifications.
![The Strategic Implications of the China-Russia Lunar Base Cooperation Agreement The Strategic Implications of the China-Russia Lunar Base Cooperation Agreement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-12-03-7.jpg)
The Strategic Implications of the China-Russia Lunar Base Cooperation Agreement
By Namrata Goswami
With their agreement, the partners are signalling an alternative to a U.S.-led order in space.
![Why Is China Going to the Moon? Why Is China Going to the Moon?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-12-17-9.jpg)
Why Is China Going to the Moon?
By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
Following the successful conclusion of the Chang’e 5 mission, a look at the motivations driving China’s lunar program.
![China’s Coming Chang’e 5 Launch: Strategic Implications China’s Coming Chang’e 5 Launch: Strategic Implications](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-20-7.jpg)
China’s Coming Chang’e 5 Launch: Strategic Implications
By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
The mission is not just about scientific exploration of the lunar surface, but about developing Chinese space power and the attractiveness of its space vision.
![China Positions Rocket Ahead of Ambitious Lunar Mission China Positions Rocket Ahead of Ambitious Lunar Mission](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-17-9.jpg)
China Positions Rocket Ahead of Ambitious Lunar Mission
By Associated Press
The Chang’e 5 mission will bring back new materials from the moon for the first time since the 1970s.
![China’s Future Space Ambitions: What’s Ahead? China’s Future Space Ambitions: What’s Ahead?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-05101104122.jpg)
China’s Future Space Ambitions: What’s Ahead?
By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
China has an impressively long-term space strategy mapped out. Here's what to watch for in the coming years.
![China Has a Head Start in the New Space Race China Has a Head Start in the New Space Race](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18310666933092.jpg)
China Has a Head Start in the New Space Race
By Namrata Goswami
The “Age of Apollo” is over and the Chang-e era has dawned.
![China’s Get-Rich Space Program China’s Get-Rich Space Program](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18311333372183.jpg)
China’s Get-Rich Space Program
By Namrata Goswami
Unlike other nations, China’s space ambitions are centered on wealth creation through a space-based economy.
![The Moon’s Far Side and China’s Space Strategy The Moon’s Far Side and China’s Space Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18311333372183.jpg)
The Moon’s Far Side and China’s Space Strategy
By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
Once again, China is achieving a global first in space – and right on schedule.
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