# China aerospace
Latest news and articles about China aerospace
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China’s Defence Stocks Spike as ‘Space Compute’ Dream and Homegrown Wide‑body Jet Gain Momentum
A surge in Chinese defence and aerospace stocks reflects investor excitement about SpaceX’s merger with xAI and a renewed push on China’s large civilian aircraft programmes. The merger reframes commercial space as a potential trillion‑dollar market for space‑grade power, laser communications and thermal systems, while COMAC’s accelerated C929 testing signals upward movement in China’s civil aerospace supply chain.
Chinese Supplier Confirms It Made Grid Fins for 'Xingji Rongyao', Signalling Deeper Commercial Space Supply Chains
Guanglian Aviation confirmed it supplied grid fins for the Chinese vehicle 'Xingji Rongyao', a sign that private suppliers in China are producing flight‑critical hardware associated with guided re‑entry and potential stage recovery. This reflects growing technical sophistication and supply‑chain depth in China’s commercial space sector, with implications for market competition and technology governance.
China’s Commercial Space Push Accelerates: Private Crew Capsule Test and State Giants Recommit to Reusable Rockets
On January 18, private firm Interstellor announced a successful full-scale test of a crewed-capsule landing-buffer system, a first for China’s commercial space sector. The same week, state-owned CASIC and CASC set 2026 priorities that emphasise aerospace-defence business lines and a concerted push to master reusable-rocket technology, signalling tighter alignment between private innovation and state industrial strategy.