https://spacewatch.global/tag/belt-and-road-initiative-bri/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 21 Feb 2020 06:00:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/belt-and-road-initiative-bri/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/four-new-chinese-beidou-gnss-satellites-declared-operational/ Fri, 21 Feb 2020 06:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19634 Four new satellites for the Chinese BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) recently passed technical and system tests and checks in orbit, and have started operations within the BeiDou global navigation satellite servive (GNSS) network, according to China's Satellite Navigation System Management Office.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/japan-eyes-space-cooperation-with-malaysia-as-balance-to-chinese-influence-in-se-asia/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 06:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19358 Japan is eyeing expanded space cooperation with Malaysia in a bid to deepen diplomatic and economic ties with the Southeast Asian country, and as part of an effort to balance against China's powerful influence through such programmes as its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the region.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/spacewatchgl-oped-my-2019-in-a-review-by-dr-john-b-sheldon/ Tue, 31 Dec 2019 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17770&preview=true&preview_id=17770 These personal reviews are being published during the holiday season. This is Dr. John B. Sheldon, Chairman of ThorGroup and Publisher of SpaceWatch.Global.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/china-promotes-greater-use-of-beidou-gnss-in-central-asia/ Thu, 07 Nov 2019 06:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16852 The Chinese government has started an initiative to promote greater use of its BeiDou global navigation satellite system (GNSS) in Central Asian countries for applications such as precision farming, transportation, and disaster relief and management.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/space-silk-road-china-proposes-space-cooperation-agreement-with-azerbaijan/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 05:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16577 China and Azerbaijan have great prospects for cooperation in the space sector, Chinese Ambassador to Azerbaijan Guo Min told reporters in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to a report by the Trend News Agency on 18 October 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/pakistan-signs-space-cooperation-agreement-with-china-to-enable-first-pakistani-astronaut/ Thu, 02 May 2019 05:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13810 Pakistan signed a space cooperation agreement with China at a ceremony in Beijing held on 27 April 2019 providing a framework for the training of Pakistani astronauts, space science and exploration, as well as the establishment of a Sino-Pakistani space committee that will discuss other cooperative initiatives in space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/spacewatchgl-oped-will-europe-lose-its-way-to-the-moon/ Sun, 21 Apr 2019 08:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13643 U.S. Vice President Mike Pence gave a remarkable “Kennedy” style speech on 26 March 2019 in Huntsville, Alabama, where he stated that the United States will put Americans on the Moon again - in as soon as five years. China demonstrated, with Chang'e 4, their capability to land on the far side of the Moon. Israeli NGO SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft, though ultimately unsuccessful in its soft landing, did reach the Moon’s surface on 11 April 2019. This has all happened without Europe. SpaceWatch.Global Chairman, Dr. John B. Sheldon, shares his thoughts on Europe's ability to carry out Moonshots in the 21st century.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/space-silk-road-china-and-arab-states-pledge-to-increase-applications-for-beidou-gnss/ Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13399 The second China-Arab States BDS Cooperation Forum was held in the Tunisian capital city of Tunis on 1 April 2019 to discuss measures and initiatives that will increase the use of China's Beidou navigation satellite system (BDS) in the Arab world with the aim of elevating cooperation in high-technology between China and the Middle East and North Africa.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/spacewatchgl-column-chinese-broadcasters-overseas-a-bigger-opportunity-than-meets-the-eye/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 08:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13271 By Blaine Curcio and Tianyi Lan China’s recently-rising space industry has caught a huge number of headlines and generated much buzz, including several articles written for this column. For good reason, this has taken many headlines. But a different type of space-related industry has seen Chinese presence abroad for some time—that is, the satellite broadcast industry. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/pakistans-suparco-said-to-be-in-talks-with-uae-on-space-cooperation/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:00:12 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13192 Pakistan’s space agency, the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), is believed to be in talks with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on developing an agenda for possible space cooperation, according to a senior SUPARCO official quoted in the UAE newspaper Khaleej Times.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/spacewatchgl-feature-southeast-asian-space-programmes-capabilities-challenges-and-collaborations/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13008 By Nandini Sarma - In many parts of the world, space technology is being used to improve people’s lives. Apart from their uses for everyday services like weather forecasting, long-distance communications, and GPS systems, the manifold applications of space technology assist in many other ways. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/01/egypt-receives-72-million-grant-from-china-for-egyptsat-2-project/ Tue, 29 Jan 2019 06:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12582 China has agreed to grant U.S.$72 million for the EgyptSat-2 Earth observation satellite programme under a contract signed on 21 January 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/space-silk-road-china-and-myanmar-create-joint-satellite-laboratory/ Mon, 26 Nov 2018 06:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11537 China and Myanmar held their first science and technology cooperation meeting in Yangon, where they established a joint radar and satellite communications laboratory as part of the nascent China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, a part of the Chinese-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/chinas-new-space-race-first-satellite-of-cascs-hongyan-leo-satcom-constellation-to-launch-by-end-of-2018/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 06:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11500 The first of 320 satellites in the Chinese Hongyan low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites communications mega-constellation is expected to be launched by the end of 2018 on board a Long March-2D satellite launch vehicle, according to reporting by Andrew Jones in the GBTimes.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/chinas-new-space-race-space-industry-value-chain-worth-16-bn-euroconsult-report/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 06:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11503 According to Euroconsult's latest report, China Space Industry 2018, the China space value chain had an estimated size of more than U.S.$16 billion in 2017, with the downstream market accounting for just over 85%. Satellite Navigation, one of the key satellite applications in China, was the main revenue generator in 2017, ahead of Satellite Communications and Earth Observation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/pakistan-and-china-enhance-space-science-and-technology-cooperation/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 06:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11496 During his recent visit to China, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Chinese counterparts signed a number of agreements that commit both countries to space, science, and technology cooperation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/tunisia-to-host-second-china-arab-forum-on-beidou-gnss-use/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11286 Tunisia will host the second forum on Chinese and Arab country cooperation on the use and adoption of the Chinese global navigation satellite system (GNSS), named BeiDou, in the first half of 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/russias-glavkosmos-shows-off-space-technology-wares-in-thailand/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10273 Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, through its international commercial arm Glavkosmos, is partnering with Thai company C&C Advanced Technology (C&C) to promote Russian space-related technology in Thailand, according to a report in SpaceTech Asia.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/china-in-discussions-with-belarus-to-jointly-develop-earth-observation-satellite/ Fri, 31 Aug 2018 05:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10171 China and Belarus are negotiating the joint development of an Earth observation satellite according to the Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Sergei Kilin.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/thailand-and-china-discuss-possible-joint-development-and-manufacture-of-satellites-as-part-of-eec-bri-deal/ Fri, 31 Aug 2018 05:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10165 Thai and Chinese officials have agreed to mutual trade and investments in a number of sectors – to include satellite manufacturing and applications – across and between Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and the Chinese-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).]]>