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Chinese Satellite Diplomacy: China’s Strategic Weapon for Soft and Hard Power Gains

Jackman, Nicholas
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1525296399120223

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2018, Master of Arts (MA), Wright State University, International and Comparative Politics.
China signed its first turn-key communication satellite contract with Nigeria in 2004. The contract stipulated that China would design, build, integrate, launch, and complete in-orbit checkout for the Nigcomsat-1 communication satellite and then transfer control over to Nigeria. By 2018, China had contracted and launched another six communication satellites for various foreign customers. The customers, who are foreign governments, are geographically dispersed throughout South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. The satellite sales have occurred during China’s unprecedented economic growth, a time in which China has been granted additional foreign policy options as its power increases relative to others. This thesis utilizes lateral pressure theory to suggest that China has strategically signed contracts with foreign governments for the sale of communication satellites to further its foreign policy objectives. Examination of China’s space history, its foreign policy goals, and key variables shed light on China’s intentions and possible future actions.
Laura Luehrmann, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Liam Anderson, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Alex Elkins, M.A. (Committee Member)
141 p.
Political Science
China; Foreign Policy; Satellite; Space; Nigeria; Venezuela; Pakistan; Bolicia; Laos; Belarus; Algeria; Nicaragua; Lateral Pressure Theory

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  • Jackman, N. (2018). Chinese Satellite Diplomacy: China’s Strategic Weapon for Soft and Hard Power Gains [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1525296399120223

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Jackman, Nicholas. Chinese Satellite Diplomacy: China’s Strategic Weapon for Soft and Hard Power Gains. 2018. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1525296399120223.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Jackman, Nicholas. "Chinese Satellite Diplomacy: China’s Strategic Weapon for Soft and Hard Power Gains." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1525296399120223

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