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>>15390076
There is no longer any need to restrict the Long March 9 to conservative and proven technology because there is no longer any need for schedule certainty. Most of China's heavy lifting needs, including their future manned Moon missions, can be performed by the Long March 10 which is planned for 2027. So it doesn't matter if the Long March 9 becomes delayed several years. And so it makes sense for them to aim high with the LM9 and design it to make use of the most ambitious technology they think they can pull off.