3. Key Cooperation Areas
In the next five years, China's international space exchanges and cooperation will be mainly in the following areas:
-- Scientific research on space astronomy, space physics, micro-gravity science, space life science, deep-space exploration, space debris and other areas.
-- Applications of Earth observation satellites in environment and disaster monitoring, global climate change monitoring and forecasting, marine monitoring and other areas.
-- Applications of communications satellites in broadcasting and television, long-distance education, telemedicine and other areas.
-- Applied technological cooperation, research and development of terminal equipment, reinforced facility building, specific industrial services and other areas of satellite navigation systems.
-- Technological cooperation on a space lab and a space station in China's human spaceflight program; space science research and experiments and other areas.
-- Space TT&C cooperation, support and others.
-- Commercial satellite launch service, import and export of whole satellites, satellite parts and components, import and export of ground test equipment, and building and service of satellite ground TT&C and satellite application facilities as well as related services, etc.
-- Personnel exchanges and training in the field of space.
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