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Under 2024 ultra-long special treasury bond-financed central expenditure, resource exploration and industrial information spending was 33.862 billion yuan.
enacted
This is the 2024 central current-expenditure allocation from ultra-long special treasury bonds for the resource exploration and industrial information category; it is an official strategic-investment line that may overlap aerospace or space industry activity but is not specifically labeled as space.
single year budgetIndustrial and strategic-capability investment that may include aerospace-related projects
Under 2024 ultra-long special treasury bond-financed central expenditure, resource exploration and industrial information spending was 33.862 billion yuan.
This is the 2024 central current-expenditure allocation from ultra-long special treasury bonds for the resource exploration and industrial information category; it is an official strategic-investment line that may overlap aerospace or space industry activity but is not specifically labeled as space.
CN¥33,862,000,000Description of 2024 Central Government-managed Funds Final Accounts and Related Policies
2024 budget: 282.28 billion yuan for natural resources, oceanic and meteorological affairs spending; within this category the table separately lists a natural resources satellite line.
enacted
This is the 2024 central-budget appropriation for natural resources, oceanic and meteorological affairs, a category that directly includes the natural resources satellite line and therefore overlaps China’s civil space-related earth observation activity.
single year budgetEarth observation and meteorological satellite operations
2024 budget: 282.28 billion yuan for natural resources, oceanic and meteorological affairs spending; within this category the table separately lists a natural resources satellite line.
This is the 2024 central-budget appropriation for meteorological affairs, a directly budgeted organization/activity category that materially overlaps space-enabled meteorological operations but is not limited to space.
single year budgetMeteorological satellite application and weather space-data support
This is the 2024 central-budget appropriation for meteorological affairs, a directly budgeted organization/activity category that materially overlaps space-enabled meteorological operations but is not limited to space.
Science and technology spending under central capital construction expenditure: 2024 budget 107.03 hundred million yuan.
enacted
This is the 2024 central capital-construction budget for the science and technology category, which may include space-relevant research infrastructure but is not space-exclusive.
single year budgetScience and technology infrastructure including space-relevant research infrastructure
Science and technology spending under central capital construction expenditure: 2024 budget 107.03 hundred million yuan.
This is the 2024 central capital-construction budget for the science and technology category, which may include space-relevant research infrastructure but is not space-exclusive.
Natural resources satellite: 2024 budget 0.48 hundred million yuan.
enacted
This is the specific 2024 central-budget line for the natural resources satellite item under the natural resources, oceanic and meteorological affairs budget.
Ministry of Natural Resources systemsingle year budgetEarth observation satellite support for natural resources administration
Natural resources satellite: 2024 budget 0.48 hundred million yuan.
This is the specific 2024 central-budget line for the natural resources satellite item under the natural resources, oceanic and meteorological affairs budget.
2025 central government expenditure budget
requested
This is the 2025 central-level expenditure budget approved in the draft budget documents, included here as a broader government budget envelope reviewed for possible space-related lines, but it is not space-specific.
This is the 2025 central-level expenditure budget approved in the draft budget documents, included here as a broader government budget envelope reviewed for possible space-related lines, but it is not space-specific.
National defense expenditure
enacted
This is the 2023 central-budget appropriation for national defense, a broad portfolio that can include but is not limited to military space activities and therefore should not be treated as a space-only amount.
This is the 2023 central-budget appropriation for national defense, a broad portfolio that can include but is not limited to military space activities and therefore should not be treated as a space-only amount.
National defense expenditure
executed
This is the 2023 central-budget final-account outturn for national defense, a broad portfolio that may include some space-related activities but is not identified as space-only in the source.
This is the 2023 central-budget final-account outturn for national defense, a broad portfolio that may include some space-related activities but is not identified as space-only in the source.
Central budget investment expenditure
requested
This is the 2025 central budget investment expenditure envelope reviewed as a possible source family for infrastructure-linked space spending, but the published table does not identify a specific space row.
This is the 2025 central budget investment expenditure envelope reviewed as a possible source family for infrastructure-linked space spending, but the published table does not identify a specific space row.
2024 central capital construction expenditure: 7000亿元.
requested
This is the 2024 central capital construction budget envelope, a broad cross-sector investment pool that may include space-relevant scientific infrastructure but is not a dedicated space appropriation.
2024 central capital construction expenditure: 7000亿元.
This is the 2024 central capital construction budget envelope, a broad cross-sector investment pool that may include space-relevant scientific infrastructure but is not a dedicated space appropriation.
2023 central capital construction expenditure: 6800亿元.
requested
This is the 2023 central capital construction budget envelope, a broad national investment pool that can include space-relevant scientific infrastructure but is not a dedicated space appropriation.
2023 central capital construction expenditure: 6800亿元.
This is the 2023 central capital construction budget envelope, a broad national investment pool that can include space-relevant scientific infrastructure but is not a dedicated space appropriation.
2022 central capital construction expenditure budget: 6400亿元; central-level expenditure 1450亿元; transfers to localities 4950亿元.
requested
This is the 2022 central capital construction budget envelope, which included space-related scientific infrastructure projects but was not presented as a dedicated space budget.
2022 central capital construction expenditure budget: 6400亿元; central-level expenditure 1450亿元; transfers to localities 4950亿元.
This is the 2022 central capital construction budget envelope, which included space-related scientific infrastructure projects but was not presented as a dedicated space budget.
China will prioritize strategic and common needs first, reasonably meet pioneering and specialized needs, strengthen core satellite operational systems, develop new service systems as needed, and strongly promote operational application.
China will prioritize strategic and common needs first, reasonably meet pioneering and specialized needs, strengthen core satellite operational systems, develop new service systems as needed, and strongly promote operational application.
National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2015-2025)
China will pursue independent innovation, break through core and key technologies, and orderly advance construction and upgrading of national civil space infrastructure.
China will pursue independent innovation, break through core and key technologies, and orderly advance construction and upgrading of national civil space infrastructure.
National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2015-2025)
Innovation and standards for satellite systems and applications
innovation policy
China will strengthen innovation platforms and drive breakthroughs in core components, payloads, and application technologies, while accelerating standards systems for satellite development, terminals, data products, and information services.
Innovation and standards for satellite systems and applications
China will strengthen innovation platforms and drive breakthroughs in core components, payloads, and application technologies, while accelerating standards systems for satellite development, terminals, data products, and information services.
National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2015-2025)
Government-led but open and commercialized development model
development principle
The state will use top-level planning and overall management, while forming an open development pattern of government guidance, departmental coordination, social participation, and international cooperation, and actively promoting commercialization and internationalization.
Government-led but open and commercialized development model
The state will use top-level planning and overall management, while forming an open development pattern of government guidance, departmental coordination, social participation, and international cooperation, and actively promoting commercialization and internationalization.
National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2015-2025)
China seeks to deepen international cooperation and exchanges in the space field and fulfill international obligations through a cross-departmental coordination mechanism.
China seeks to deepen international cooperation and exchanges in the space field and fulfill international obligations through a cross-departmental coordination mechanism.
CNSA is the government body responsible for civilian space administration and international space cooperation, and conducts sector management of space activities.
CNSA is the government body responsible for civilian space administration and international space cooperation, and conducts sector management of space activities.
This is the 2024 central-budget appropriation for natural resources, oceanic and meteorological affairs, a category that directly includes the natural resources satellite line and therefore overlaps China’s civil space-related earth observation activity.
CN¥28,228,000,0002024 Central Government Current Expenditure Budget Table