BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Information Office of the State Council on Tuesday published a white paper on China's space activities in 2016.
Following is the full text:
新华社北京12月27日电 国务院新闻办公室27日发表了《2016中国的航天》白皮书。全文如下：
China's Space Activities in 2016
The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
December 2016
2016中国的航天
（2016年12月）
中华人民共和国
国务院新闻办公室
First Edition 2016
Contents
Preamble
I. Purposes, Vision and Principles of Development
II. Major Developments Since 2011
III. Major Tasks for the Next Five Years
IV. Policies and Measures for Development
V. International Exchanges and Cooperation
Conclusion
目录
前言
一、发展宗旨、愿景与原则
二、2011年以来的主要进展
三、未来五年的主要任务
四、发展政策与措施
五、国际交流与合作
结束语
Preamble
Space activities make up one of the most challenging hi-tech fields which exert enormous impact on other fields. Space activities have greatly improved man's knowledge of space, and provide an important driving force for social progress. Currently, more and more countries, including developing ones, are making the development of space activities an important strategic choice. Thus space activities around the world are flourishing.
前言
航天是当今世界最具挑战性和广泛带动性的高科技领域之一，航天活动深刻改变了人类对宇宙的认知，为人类社会进步提供了重要动力。当前，越来越多的国家，包括广大发展中国家将发展航天作为重要战略选择，世界航天活动呈现蓬勃发展的景象。
The Chinese government takes the space industry as an important part of the nation's overall development strategy, and adheres to the principle of exploration and utilization of outer space for peaceful purposes. Over the past 60 years of remarkable development since its space industry was established in 1956, China has made great achievements in this sphere, including the development of atomic and hydrogen bombs, missiles, man-made satellites, manned spaceflight and lunar probe. It has opened up a path of self-reliance and independent innovation, and has created the spirit of China's space industry. To carry forward this spirit and stimulate enthusiasm for innovation, the Chinese government set April 24 as China's Space Day in 2016.
中国政府把发展航天事业作为国家整体发展战略的重要组成部分，始终坚持为和平目的探索和利用外层空间。中国航天事业自1956年创建以来，已走过60年光辉历程，创造了以“两弹一星”、载人航天、月球探测为代表的辉煌成就，走出了一条自力更生、自主创新的发展道路，积淀了深厚博大的航天精神。为传承航天精神、激发创新热情，中国政府决定，自2016年起，将每年4月24日设立为“中国航天日”。
"To explore the vast cosmos, develop the space industry and build China into a space power is a dream we pursue unremittingly." In the next five years and beyond China will uphold the concepts of innovative, balanced, green, open and shared development, and promote the comprehensive development of space science, space technology and space applications, so as to contribute more to both serving national development and improving the well-being of mankind.
“探索浩瀚宇宙，发展航天事业，建设航天强国，是我们不懈追求的航天梦。”未来五年及今后一个时期，中国将坚持创新、协调、绿色、开放、共享的发展理念，推动空间科学、空间技术、空间应用全面发展，为服务国家发展大局和增进人类福祉作出更大贡献。
To enable the world community to better understand China's space industry, we are publishing this white paper to offer a brief introduction to the major achievements China has made in this field since 2011, its main tasks in the next five years, and its international exchanges and cooperation efforts.
为进一步增进国际社会对中国航天事业的了解，特发表《2016中国的航天》白皮书，介绍2011年以来中国航天活动的主要进展、未来五年的主要任务以及国际交流与合作等情况。
I. Purposes, Vision and Principles of Development
1. Purposes
To explore outer space and enhance understanding of the earth and the cosmos; to utilize outer space for peaceful purposes, promote human civilization and social progress, and benefit the whole of mankind; to meet the demands of economic, scientific and technological development, national security and social progress; and to improve the scientific and cultural levels of the Chinese people, protect China's national rights and interests, and build up its overall strength.
一、发展宗旨、愿景与原则
（一）发展宗旨
探索外层空间，扩展对地球和宇宙的认识；和平利用外层空间，促进人类文明和社会进步，造福全人类；满足经济建设、科技发展、国家安全和社会进步等方面的需求，提高全民科学文化素质，维护国家权益，增强综合国力。
2. Vision
To build China into a space power in all respects, with the capabilities to make innovations independently, to make scientific discovery and research at the cutting edge, to promote strong and sustained economic and social development, to effectively and reliably guarantee national security, to exercise sound and efficient governance, and to carry out mutually beneficial international exchanges and cooperation; to have an advanced and open space science and technology industry, stable and reliable space infrastructure, pioneering and innovative professionals, and a rich and profound space spirit; to provide strong support for the realization of the Chinese Dream of the renewal of the Chinese nation, and make positive contributions to human civilization and progress.
（二）发展愿景
全面建成航天强国，具备自主可控的创新发展能力、聚焦前沿的科学探索研究能力、强大持续的经济社会发展服务能力、有效可靠的国家安全保障能力、科学高效的现代治理能力、互利共赢的国际交流与合作能力，拥有先进开放的航天科技工业体系、稳定可靠的空间基础设施、开拓创新的人才队伍、深厚博大的航天精神，为实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦提供强大支撑，为人类文明进步作出积极贡献。
3. Principles
China's space industry is subject to and serves the national overall development strategy, and adheres to the principles of innovative, coordinated, peaceful and open development.
（三）发展原则
中国发展航天事业服从和服务于国家整体发展战略，坚持创新发展、协调发展、和平发展、开放发展的原则。
- Innovative development. China takes independent innovation as the core of the development of its space industry. It implements major space science and technology projects, strengthens scientific exploration and technological innovation, deepens institutional reforms, and stimulates innovation and creativity, working to promote rapid development of the space industry.
——创新发展。把自主创新摆在航天事业发展全局的核心位置，实施航天重大科技工程，加强科学探索和技术创新，深化体制机制改革，激发创新创造活力，推动航天事业跨越发展。
- Coordinated development. China rationally allocates various resources, encourages and guides social forces to take an orderly part in space development. All space activities are coordinated under an overall plan of the state to promote the comprehensive development of space science, space technology and space applications, and to improve the quality and efficiency of overall space development.
——协调发展。合理配置各类资源，鼓励和引导社会力量有序参与航天发展，科学统筹部署各项航天活动，推动空间科学、空间技术、空间应用全面发展，提升航天整体发展质量和效益。
- Peaceful development. China always adheres to the principle of the use of outer space for peaceful purposes, and opposes the weaponization of or an arms race in outer space. The country develops and utilizes space resources in a prudent manner, takes effective measures to protect the space environment to ensure a peaceful and clean outer space and guarantee that its space activities benefit the whole of mankind.
——和平发展。始终坚持和平利用外层空间，反对外空武器化和外空军备竞赛，合理开发和利用空间资源，切实保护空间环境，维护一个和平、清洁的外层空间，使航天活动造福全人类。
- Open development. China persists in combining independence and self-reliance with opening to the outside world and international cooperation. It actively engages in international exchanges and cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, peaceful utilization, and inclusive development, striving to promote progress of space industry for mankind as a whole and its long-term sustainable development.
——开放发展。坚持独立自主与开放合作相结合，在平等互利、和平利用、包容发展基础上，积极开展航天国际交流与合作，致力于推进人类航天事业的共同进步和长期可持续发展。
