China and Latin America and the Caribbean will strengthen their cooperation in space exploration following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA) and the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE).
The agreement was signed this Thursday during the 2026 International Deep Space Exploration Conference, which is being held in Hefei, the capital of China’s Anhui province, and includes the development of joint projects and the exchange of advanced technologies.
Yao Jianting, IDSEA’s executive deputy secretary general, explained that the alliance will prioritize bringing together scientists from China and Latin America and the Caribbean to promote research projects and facilitate the exchange of knowledge and technologies related to space exploration.
The institutions will also use academic publications as a platform to
promote research and share scientific discoveries.
China and Latin America join forces to explore deep space
Within this framework, the international magazine ‘Deep Space Exploration’ was presented, whose first editorial board is made up of 57 experts from 23 countries and regions, including representatives of ALCE.
Óscar Freddy González Rivera, secretary general of the Latin American agency, highlighted that the peaceful exploration of deep space is one of the great current scientific challenges and maintained that international cooperation will be fundamental to advancing towards increasingly ambitious missions.
The collaboration also extends to the space between the Earth and the Moon. China announced on Friday the official launch of the Cislunar CubeSat Constellation (C3) Program, an initiative that envisions deploying 34 satellites through international cooperation to improve systematic observation of this region of space.
The project already maintains technical coordination with more than 15 governments, universities and research institutions in Latin America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
IDSEA was created in July 2025 and currently brings together about 850 members from 62 countries and regions, establishing itself as an international platform dedicated to the exploration of deep space.
