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A Brief History of Outer Space Cooperation Between Latin America and China
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In this paper, a brief historical geography of Latin America-China cooperation in outer space research, development, and policy is presented, drawing on archival research, legal documents, and interviews.Abstract:
abstract:Scholarship on Latin America-China relations has focused predominantly on trade agreements, commodity exports, investment, migration, and, to a lesser extent, geopolitical implications for the post-Cold War world order. Entirely absent from research on Latin America-China relations is the question of outer space cooperation, despite the centrality of outer space-based technologies to the very sectors and relations that have proven so generative for Latin America-China scholarship and policy engagement since the turn of the millennium. Bilateral outer space cooperation between China and Latin American countries dates back to 1984, while multilateral engagements by all parties shaped the dawn of the space age in the 1960s. As such, this collaboration is an important antecedent to what is generally considered the \"new\" or \"contemporary\" geography of Latin America-China relations. Drawing on archival research, legal documents, and interviews, this article presents a brief historical geography of Latin America-China cooperation in outer space research, development, and policy.resumen:Estudos sobre as relações entre a China e a América Latina se concentraram principalmente em temas como acordos comerciais, exportação de commodities, investimentos, migração e implicações geopolíticas para a ordem mundial pós-Guerra Fria. A questão da cooperação espacial ficou completamente ausente nas pesquisas sobre as relações sino-latino-americanas, apesar da centralidade das tecnologias do espaço para esses setores e suas configurações que estimularam pesquisas acadêmicas e envolvimento político desde a virada do milênio. A cooperação bilateral na área do espaço exterior entre a China e os países latinoamericanos começou em 1984, enquanto as relações multilaterais entre esses países já havia definido o início da era espacial na década de 1960. Assim, essa colaboração é um antecedente importante para aquilo que se geralmente considera como geografia \"nova\" ou \"contemporânea\" das relações sino-latino-americanas. Com base em pesquisas de acervo, documentos legais e entrevistas, este artigo apresenta uma breve geografia histórica da cooperação entre China e a América Latina na pesquisa, desenvolvimento e política do espaço exterior.read more
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