Since 2020, China has pursued at least 75 space projects in Southeast Asia, encouraging regional states to adopt its satellite services and infrastructure. F Harris argues that such diplomacy strengthens China’s commercial space sector, legitimises its capabilities and builds dependent partners, helping Beijing to present itself as a stable space leader while advancing its own interests.
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