The "China Aerospace of 2016" white paper reaffirmed the fundamental purpose of China's peaceful exploration, development and utilization of outer space, summed up the major progress of China's spaceflight since 2011, and proposed development priorities and policy measures for the next five years. The white paper is the fourth aerospace white paper issued by the Chinese government. It is the inheritance and development of three aerospace white papers in 2000, 2006 and 2011

　　The White Paper on China's Aerospace in 2011 is the third aerospace white paper issued by the Chinese government. It is the inheritance and development of two aerospace white papers in 2000 and 2006. The full text of the new white paper is nearly 10,000 words, divided into six parts: preface, development purposes and principles, major progress since 2006, major tasks in the next five years, development policies and measures, and international exchanges and cooperation.

The White Paper on China's Space in 2006 is the second edition of the White Paper on China's space activities after the Chinese government first published the White Paper on China's Space on November 22, 2000. Through the publication of this white paper, we will answer domestic and international concerns about the development of China's space industry, show that the Chinese government pays close attention to the development of China's space industry, and reaffirm China's

The "China Aerospace" white paper introduces the contents, principles, status quo, goals and international cooperation of the Chinese government in developing aerospace, and is known as "opening the mystery of China's space." The white paper shows the development plan of China's space industry in the next fifteen years. For the first time, the concept of “big space” has been proposed, covering three major fields: space technology, space application and space science.