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South China Morning Post
· collected 2026-09-16 · by Wency Chen,Mia Nurmamat
China is developing Hainan province as a major aerospace hub, with new factories, supercomputing centers, and satellite businesses emerging alongside its spaceports. Wenchang city, known for its traditional industries like coconut farming, now features launch towers and infrastructure supporting rocket launches. The article focuses on how this shift could transform the local economy, which has historically depended on tourism, into a tech-driven economic powerhouse aligned with China’s broader ambitions in space exploration.
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China is rapidly expanding its presence in space by developing Hainan province, particularly around the city of Wenchang, into a major aerospace hub. The government aims to establish a comprehensive aerospace ecosystem, including factories and supercomputing centers. As technological advancements herald a new era of space exploration, China seeks to become a leading player globally.
Located on Hainan’s northeastern coast, Wenchang houses the commercial spaceport with an 83-meter service tower at Pad 1, part of efforts to foster economic diversification beyond tourism. Despite no immediate launches scheduled, the area is bustling with activity, indicating significant investment and development in the region's aerospace industry.
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China’s rocket boom turns Hainan into a space hub.
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boom → turn → hub
Can launches fuel wider growth?
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launches → fuel → growth
Factories, supercomputing centres and satellite businesses are springing up in the province as officials push to build a fully fledged aerospace ecosystem
As technological developments augur an era of renewed space exploration, China is aiming to become a major player.
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China → spring → exploration
In the first part of this two-part series, Wency Chen and Mia Nurmamat examine how Hainan province is betting on a growing aerospace cluster to rewrite its economic playbook beyond tourism.
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province → examine → tourism
On Hainan’s northeastern coast, launch towers rise abruptly from a flat landscape of coconut palms and open sky.
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towers → rise → palms
At Pad 1 of the commercial spaceport in Wenchang, an 83-metre (272 feet) service tower stands surrounded by four slender, steel lattice towers, designed to protect the launch site from lightning during the island’s frequent tropical storms.
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tower → stand → storms
No mission is scheduled, but an orange flame flickers from a gas vent at one facility.
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flame → schedule → facility
Long known for its coconuts, its namesake chicken and generations of emigrants who left for Southeast Asia in search of a living, Wenchang has been thrust onto the frontier of national development.
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Wenchang → know → development
Beijing’s space ambitions have turned the city into a showcase for rocket launches – and given Hainan an unexpected catalyst to reshape an economy long reliant on tourism and consumer services.
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ambitions → turn → tourism
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