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Building for the Future

其他書名	Chinaâs Progress in Space Technology During the Tenth 5-Year Plan and the U. S. Response
出版	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2008-03-31
主題	Political Science / General
ISBN	14611020149781461102014
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=6VeUAQAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋The advance of the Chinese space program has laid a foundation for that country to enter into the top tier of space powers. In recent years, China has made important progress across a broad range of space technologies including launchers, launch schedules, satellites, and human space flight, and has taken a leading role in regional space cooperation. This monograph examines how the United States should respond to China's rise as a major space-power based on China's space activities during the period of the Tenth 5-Year Plan (2001-05). It finds that the Chinese space program made impressive gains during the Tenth 5-year Plan, but when compared with the other major space powers, China's space technology still lags behind. China's burgeoning space program provides opportunities for China to use the benefits derived from space power to become a more influential and respected nation. While China does not have an official grand strategy, the Chinese leadership appears to have reached a consensus on a plan which sustains the conditions necessary for economic growth and military modernization in the context of operating in a uni-polar world dominated by the United States. This strategy is designed to ultimately usher in a multi-polar world in which China is one of several great powers by protecting China's core national interests against external threats and by shaping the international system in which it operates. To this end, China's space program is intended to portray China as a modernizing nation committed to the peaceful use of space while at the same time serving China's political, economic, and military interests. It contributes to China's overall influence and provides capabilities that give China more freedom of action and opportunities for international leadership. Militarily, the People's Liberation Army is undergoing reforms to transform itself into a military that is reliant on information for winning wars. Economically, China's support for its space program lies in its potential as a driver for economic and technological advancement. Commercially, China is positioning itself as a low cost provider of space technologies and launch services. Commercial services not only increase revenues for the space industry but have also been used to advance China's diplomatic interests with oil-rich countries. Politically, China's expanding international cooperation on space activities portends a more influential foreign policy. Domestically, by developing a robust space program and participating in high-profile activities such as human space flight, the Communist Party demonstrates that it is the best provider of material benefits to the Chinese people and the best organization to propel China to its rightful place in world affairs. China's rise as a space power will present military, economic, and political challenges to the United States. Uncertainty over China's pathway to potential major power status, the possibility of a conflict over Taiwan, and the inherent dual-use nature of space technologies means that China's improving space capabilities could be used against the U.S. military. China's efforts to develop its space program to transform itself into an economically and technologically powerful country may also come at the expense of U.S. leadership in both absolute and relative terms. China has also been able to use its space program to further its diplomatic objectives and to increase its influence in the developing world and among second-tier space-powers.