"China is aiming to replace all its imported communications and broadcast satellites with home-made ones by 2010 as part of efforts to reduce its reliance on overseas technology, state media said Monday.

The nation will step up research and development of these satellites as just one out of the 12 currently in use is Chinese-made, Sun Laiyan, chief of the China National Space Administration, was quoted by the Beijing News as saying."
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A bit surprising that China was using so many foreign satellites.
I expect that China will be less uptight about it's technology [technology it's mostly copied] as compared to the US, therefore unless the US loosen it's regulations in regard with exporting technology, China should have a significant advantage in building satellites for other nations.