{
  "id": 4614269,
  "title": "As China-US space race heats up, Shanghai unveils space-computing hub",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/as-china-us-space-race-heats-up-shanghai-unveils-space-computing-hub",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T09:30:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3365839/china-us-space-race-heats-shanghai-unveils-space-computing-hub"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "China's Shanghai has launched an inaugural space-computing hub and forum in its Songjiang district as the country intensifies its efforts to build an orbital data ecosystem and compete with the US in the commercial space race. The hub, which brought together aerospace developers, semiconductor makers, AI specialists, cloud vendors, researchers, and investors, aims to advance in-orbit data processing and develop solar-powered orbital data centers. Songjiang, already a vital link in China's satellite supply chain, is home to satellite manufacturers such as SpaceSail, Gesi Aerospace, and Xuntian Qianhe, and is projected to generate over 5 billion yuan in sales from space-computing and related industries by 2030. This initiative aligns with Beijing's broader strategy to establish China as a major space power, with satellite internet identified as a key digital infrastructure to be built ahead of demand.",
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        "outlet": "SCMP Tech",
        "title": "As China-US space race heats up, Shanghai unveils space-computing hub",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/as-china-us-space-race-heats-up-shanghai-unveils-space-computing-hub-4619048",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:30:13.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}