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To: RealMuLan who wrote (1259)	11/6/2003 7:39:37 PM
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China in space: Military implications By Arun Sahgal NEW DELHI - Chinese leaders have always believed prowess in science and technology to be an essential ingredient of its national strength. From the very beginning the conceptualization, design and development of its space program has had a definite military orientation, and consequently its control has always rested with the Central Military Commission. The People's Republic of China's (PRC's) space program is an outgrowth of the country's missile technology development effort that began in early 1956 as a consequence of the United States and the Soviet Union seeking missile-launch capabilities. This was surprising considering the fact that it was less than 10 years after the founding of the PRC. While Mao Zedong had focused the program on national security and national prestige, Deng Xiaoping, concerned about economic and scientific development, shifted the focus to practically applied satellites with economic connotations. Project 863 was a focused science and technology development plan that moved space back into a major position in technology development. atimes.com