Start with the budget table to see what is funded, move to policy to read the stated commitments, and open the source library whenever you want to verify the underlying documents directly.
Budget lines
28
Approved budget rows currently available for China.
Policy facts
38
Reviewed policy commitments and strategic posture records for China.
Source documents
44
Documents currently indexed for direct review and citation.
Start here if you want the clearest view of what is being funded. The default sort surfaces the most specific line items first, and the interpretation column helps you understand what each amount appears to cover.
Showing 13-24 of 28 matching budget rows.
Policy
Narrative commitments and strategic posture
Use this table to read the actual commitment in plain language before you dive into the source. Filter by year, status, or policy type to narrow the posture you want to review.
Showing 21-30 of 38 matching policy facts.
Sources
Source library
Use the source library when you want to verify a claim or read the original document yourself. Sort by date to trace change over time, or scan by title when you already know what you are looking for.
2023 transfers to localities under central capital construction expenditure: 5330亿元.
requested
This is the 2023 transfer-payment share of central capital construction expenditure and is a broad national investment envelope rather than a dedicated space funding line.
2023 transfers to localities under central capital construction expenditure: 5330亿元.
This is the 2023 transfer-payment share of central capital construction expenditure and is a broad national investment envelope rather than a dedicated space funding line.
CN¥533,000,000,0002023 Central Capital Construction Expenditure Budget Table
2024 transfers to localities under central capital construction expenditure: 5000亿元.
requested
This is the 2024 transfer-payment share of the central capital construction budget and is a broad national investment envelope rather than a dedicated space line.
2024 transfers to localities under central capital construction expenditure: 5000亿元.
This is the 2024 transfer-payment share of the central capital construction budget and is a broad national investment envelope rather than a dedicated space line.
2022 transfers to localities under central capital construction expenditure budget: 4950亿元.
requested
This is the 2022 transfer-payment share of the central capital construction budget and is a broad multi-sector investment envelope rather than a dedicated space line.
2022 transfers to localities under central capital construction expenditure budget: 4950亿元.
This is the 2022 transfer-payment share of the central capital construction budget and is a broad multi-sector investment envelope rather than a dedicated space line.
2024 central-level capital construction expenditure: 2000亿元.
requested
This is the 2024 central-level capital construction envelope and is a parent budget category that may contain space-relevant science and technology projects without separately quantifying a space subtotal.
2024 central-level capital construction expenditure: 2000亿元.
This is the 2024 central-level capital construction envelope and is a parent budget category that may contain space-relevant science and technology projects without separately quantifying a space subtotal.
2023 central-level capital construction expenditure: 1470亿元.
requested
This is the 2023 central-level capital construction budget portion and is a parent envelope that may contain space-relevant scientific projects without separately identifying a space-only subtotal.
2023 central-level capital construction expenditure: 1470亿元.
This is the 2023 central-level capital construction budget portion and is a parent envelope that may contain space-relevant scientific projects without separately identifying a space-only subtotal.
2022 central-level capital construction expenditure budget: 1450亿元, mainly for transport, science and technology innovation, and departmental capacity-building.
requested
This is the 2022 central-level share of the capital construction budget and covered major investment areas including science and technology innovation, within which specific space-related research platforms were listed.
2022 central-level capital construction expenditure budget: 1450亿元, mainly for transport, science and technology innovation, and departmental capacity-building.
This is the 2022 central-level share of the capital construction budget and covered major investment areas including science and technology innovation, within which specific space-related research platforms were listed.
Science and technology expenditure 25.85 (100 million yuan)
requested
This is the 2025 science and technology line within the central-level section of central budget investment expenditure; it is included because space projects could sit inside this category, but the source does not break out a distinct space amount.
Science and technology expenditure 25.85 (100 million yuan)
This is the 2025 science and technology line within the central-level section of central budget investment expenditure; it is included because space projects could sit inside this category, but the source does not break out a distinct space amount.
2025 central science and technology expenditure, basic research, major scientific engineering: 22.97亿元.
requested
This is the 2025 budget for the major scientific engineering subcategory within central science and technology expenditure; it is not space-only, but it is a direct nationally budgeted capability line that can include space-science infrastructure.
2025 central science and technology expenditure, basic research, major scientific engineering: 22.97亿元.
This is the 2025 budget for the major scientific engineering subcategory within central science and technology expenditure; it is not space-only, but it is a direct nationally budgeted capability line that can include space-science infrastructure.
Support for scientific progress expenditure
enacted
This is the 2023 central state capital operating budget appropriation for support to scientific progress, a broad portfolio line that could include defense-industry science and technology activity but is not identified as space-specific.
This is the 2023 central state capital operating budget appropriation for support to scientific progress, a broad portfolio line that could include defense-industry science and technology activity but is not identified as space-specific.
Support for scientific progress expenditure
executed
This is the 2023 executed amount for the central state capital operating expenditure line supporting scientific progress, which the source describes as being used for science and technology innovation and commercialization but does not identify as space-specific.
This is the 2023 executed amount for the central state capital operating expenditure line supporting scientific progress, which the source describes as being used for science and technology innovation and commercialization but does not identify as space-specific.
National defense expenditure
enacted
This is the 2023 central capital-construction budget row under national defense; it is a sub-envelope within defense and is not identified as space-specific in the source.
This is the 2023 central capital-construction budget row under national defense; it is a sub-envelope within defense and is not identified as space-specific in the source.
CN¥41,000,0002023 Central Capital Construction Expenditure Budget Table
National defense expenditure, 2021 initial budget: 55.00 ten-thousand yuan.
requested
This is the ministry's 2021 initial budget for defense expenditure, described as reduced national defense mobilization project spending; it may overlap with space-related defense-industrial administration but is not explicitly labeled as space.
Ministry of Industry and Information Technologysingle year budget
National defense expenditure, 2021 initial budget: 55.00 ten-thousand yuan.
This is the ministry's 2021 initial budget for defense expenditure, described as reduced national defense mobilization project spending; it may overlap with space-related defense-industrial administration but is not explicitly labeled as space.
This means lunar exploration was not just a legacy program but an active state priority for follow-on missions, technology validation, and preparatory capability building toward sustained lunar activity.
This means lunar exploration was not just a legacy program but an active state priority for follow-on missions, technology validation, and preparatory capability building toward sustained lunar activity.
Phase IV of lunar exploration, three planetary exploration missions… China’s future space plans
National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2015-2025)
strategy priority
This establishes nationwide space infrastructure as a core state priority and frames remote sensing, communications broadcasting, and navigation positioning as enduring strategic capabilities to be expanded and modernized through 2025.
National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2015-2025)
This establishes nationwide space infrastructure as a core state priority and frames remote sensing, communications broadcasting, and navigation positioning as enduring strategic capabilities to be expanded and modernized through 2025.
National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2015-2025)
strategy priority
This indicates that sovereign satellite communications capacity is a standing national priority, embedded alongside remote sensing and navigation as a foundational space-enabled public-service and strategic support capability.
National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2015-2025)
This indicates that sovereign satellite communications capacity is a standing national priority, embedded alongside remote sensing and navigation as a foundational space-enabled public-service and strategic support capability.
National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2015-2025)
strategy priority
This means Earth observation is not a peripheral application area but a nationally planned capability family intended to provide global, multi-resolution, operational remote-sensing services across civilian sectors.
National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2015-2025)
This means Earth observation is not a peripheral application area but a nationally planned capability family intended to provide global, multi-resolution, operational remote-sensing services across civilian sectors.
navigation and PNT
strategy priority
This shows that PNT is both a sovereign infrastructure priority and an application-expansion priority, with policy emphasis shifting from basic system completion to economy-wide scale use and integrated spatiotemporal services.
This shows that PNT is both a sovereign infrastructure priority and an application-expansion priority, with policy emphasis shifting from basic system completion to economy-wide scale use and integrated spatiotemporal services.
Private and enterprise participation in space systems and applications
investment policy
China supports private capital investment in satellite development and system construction, and supports enterprises in value-added product development, operations services, and industrialized application promotion.
Private and enterprise participation in space systems and applications
China supports private capital investment in satellite development and system construction, and supports enterprises in value-added product development, operations services, and industrialized application promotion.
National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2015-2025)
International development and export of space systems and services
international cooperation policy
China will encourage international development, participate in international rules and standards setting, expand international cooperation in R&D, satellite development, system construction, and data applications, and promote exports of satellites, data, and application services.
International development and export of space systems and services
China will encourage international development, participate in international rules and standards setting, expand international cooperation in R&D, satellite development, system construction, and data applications, and promote exports of satellites, data, and application services.
National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2015-2025)
Satellite remote sensing data openness and government purchase policy
data policy
China will formulate national satellite remote sensing data policy, establish government purchasing policies for commercial satellite remote sensing data and services, and gradually open civil satellite remote sensing data better than 0.5-meter resolution.
Satellite remote sensing data openness and government purchase policy
China will formulate national satellite remote sensing data policy, establish government purchasing policies for commercial satellite remote sensing data and services, and gradually open civil satellite remote sensing data better than 0.5-meter resolution.
National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2015-2025)