Li Mingtao, the chief scientist overseeing the project, said there are currently no known asteroids expected to strike Earth. Even so, he cautioned that many medium-sized objects capable of causing widespread regional destruction have yet to be discovered.

Beijing va folosi telescoape terestre și sateliți orbitali pentru a urmări rocile spațiale periculoase care în prezent nu sunt detectate.

China aims to launch a planetary defence mission by 2030, planning to strike an asteroid with a Mach 26 projectile, surpassing NASA's Dart in ambition and scale.