China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

Chinese state-owned defense company

Not to be confused with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

CASIC headquarters

Native name

| 中国航天科工集团有限公司
Formerly| China Aerospace Machinery and Electronics Corporation
Company type| State-owned enterprise
Industry| Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, Electronics, Telecommunications, Information Technology, construction & Infrastructure
Predecessor| China Aerospace Corporation
Founded| July 1, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-07-01)
Headquarters|

Haidian District, Beijing

China

Area served

| Worldwide

Key people

| Gao Hongwei (Chairman)
Li Yue (President)
Products| Satellite communication, missiles, radars, special vehicles, engines
Revenue| US$34.07 billion[1] (2017)

Operating income

| US$1.60 billion[1] (2017)
Total assets| US$44.27 billion[1] (2017)
Owner| State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council

Number of employees

| 145,987[2] (2017)
Website| www.casic.com
China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation

Simplified Chinese| 中国航天科工集团公司
Traditional Chinese| 中國航天科工集團公司
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Zhōngguó Hángtiān kēgōng Jítuán Gōngsī

The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) is a Chinese state-owned enterprise that designs, develops and manufactures a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. CASIC is the largest maker of missiles in China.[3]

## History

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First established as the 5th Academy of the Ministry of Defense in October 1956, it went through numerous name changes including the Ministry of the 7th Machinery Industry, the Ministry of Aerospace Industry, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Industry, China Aerospace Corporation, China Aerospace Machinery and Electronics Corporation in July 1999, and finally the present name China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation in July 2001. CASIC owns seven academies, two scientific research and development bases, six public listed companies, and over 620 other companies and institutes scattered nationwide, with more than 145,987 employees.[2][needs update]

From 2011 onwards, CASIC has supplied North Korea with 16-wheel and 18-wheel transporter erector launchers in support of North Korea's ballistic missile/nuclear program.[4]

In 2017, the total assets of CASIC was US$ 44.27 billion, Revenue was US$34.07 billion, and profit was US$1.60 billion.[5][needs update]

Since 2020, CASIC has shipped crude oil from Venezuela on tankers that it acquired from PetroChina.[6]

### U.S. investment prohibition

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See also: United States sanctions against China and Military-civil fusion

In November 2020, Donald Trump issued an executive order prohibiting any American company or individual from owning shares in companies that the United States Department of Defense has listed[7] as having links to the People's Liberation Army (PLA), which included CASIC.[8][9][10]

## Products

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CASIC is the biggest missile weapon system developing and manufacturing enterprise in China. It is known for developing, researching and manufacturing air defense missile systems, cruise missile systems, solid-propellant rockets, space technological products and other technologies with products covering various fields of land, sea, air, and electromagnetic spectrum. CASIC has provided dozens of advanced missile equipment systems for various nations, and contributed to Chinese crewed space flight, lunar exploration and other Chinese national projects.[2][11]

CASIC engages in strategic industries concerning Chinese national security.[7]

In early 2019, it was reported that CASIC had developed a "road-mobile laser defense system called the LW-30, which uses a high-energy laser beam to destroy targets." CASIC also introduced the "CM-401 supersonic anti-ship ballistic missile."[3]

## Partnerships and joint ventures

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On September 5, 2013, the G20 summit was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. China's Paramount Leader Xi Jinping and Russia's president Vladimir Putin witnessed the signing of strategic cooperation agreement between CASIC (Gao Hongwei: chairman of CASIC) and Rostec.

On May 30, 2016, CASIC and Siemens signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a working team based on Made in China 2025 and German Industry 4.0 to establish strategic partnerships in the fields of industrial Internet and intelligent manufacturing. Siemens was devoted to electrification, automation, digitization, and creating an open IoT operating system based on the cloud platform.

On July 5, 2017, witnessed by Paramount Leader Xi Jinping and chancellor Angela Merkel, chairman of CASIC Gao Hongwei and Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser signed a strategic cooperation agreement in the fields of industrial Internet and intelligent manufacturing in Berlin.

## See also

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* China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
* China National Space Administration
* Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)
* People's Liberation Army Air Force
* Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense

## References

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1. ^ a b c "China Aerospace Science & Industry". fortune.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
2. ^ a b c China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. "Introduction of CASIC". Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
3. ^ a b "State-owned media is pitching China's latest hypersonic missiles and laser weapons to the global arms market". Business Insider Malaysia. Archived from the original on January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
4. ^ Fisher Jr., Richard D. (January 20, 2020). "Richard D. Fisher, Jr. On Taiwan: How China's proxies threaten Taiwan". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
5. ^ "China Aerospace Science & Industry". Fortune. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
6. ^ Aizhu, Chen; Parraga, Marianna (August 26, 2022). "Chinese defence firm has taken over lifting Venezuelan oil for debt offset -sources". Reuters. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
7. ^ a b Allen-Ebrahimian, Bethany (June 24, 2020). "Defense Department produces list of Chinese military-linked companies, 20 years after mandate". Axios. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
8. ^ Chen, Shawna (November 12, 2020). "Trump bans Americans from investing in 31 companies with links to Chinese military". Axios. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
9. ^ Pamuk, Humeyra; Alper, Alexandra; Ali, Idrees (November 12, 2020). "Trump bans U.S. investments in firms linked to Chinese military". Reuters. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
10. ^ Swanson, Ana (November 12, 2020). "Trump Bars Investment in Chinese Firms With Military Ties". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
11. ^ "US sanctions highlight China's civil-military overlap". Nikkei Asian Review. August 20, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

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