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China and the US hold first space collaboration talks
Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Industry
28 September 2015
China and the United States have held their first meeting to promote co-operation and transparency in relation to space.
The "space dialogue", held in Beijing on 28 September, is notable in light of US sanctions imposed on China since 1989 that prohibit transfers of US military, space, and nuclear technologies.
The US Department of State said that the inaugural meeting saw US and Chinese officials exchanging information on space policies and space exploration, and discussing potential collaboration in space activities including those related to satellite systems, observation, space sciences, space debris and outer space.
China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) said the dialogue marked the establishment of a mechanism for achieving co-operation in space and aerospace-related fields "in order to increase mutual understanding and trust".
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