MERICS Closed-Door Workshop: China’s Ambitions and Advances in Space-Based Internet

5 November 2025 Berlin

On 5 November 2025, the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) will convene a closed-door workshop on the topic: “China’s Ambitions and Advances in Space-Based Internet”.

ESPI Junior Research Fellow, James Francis, will participate.

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