BEIJING, July 25. (China Space News) — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and 45 other centrally-administered state-owned enterprises obtained a Class A in the 2013 annual evaluation of operation performance of central enterprises executives, according to a statement released by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC).

CASC was ranked ninth in the list and the first in the military industrial companies, and has been graded as an A-rated company for 10 consecutive years.

CASC has been graded as an A-rated company every year since SASAC introduced the performance evaluation, and has been awarded Excellent Performing Enterprise and Technological Innovation Enterprise for three times in a row.