[FPSPACE] China provides free comsat to Nigeria

[E.P. Grondine]

Good morning, 

http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Nigeria_And_China_Sign_Pact_To_Replace_Faulty_Satellite_By_2011_999.html

Remember that Nigeria is an oil producing country.

It is clear that China intends to use the provision of free space services to developing countries as a peaceful foreign policy tool supporting international economic development.

I've asked you fpspacers before about China's launch manifest, including out year projections on CZ 2h and CZ5 utilization, but no one has responded yet. Given the consequences for US, EU, Russian, and Ukrainian space service providers, this is a non-trivial question.

E.P. Grondine
Man and Impact in the Americas
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