Commentary
The terrestrial arms race has morphed into Space Wars as China and the United States race to control the moon, satellite orbits, and Mars.
“[China] is the only country with both the intent to reshape the international order and increasingly the economic, diplomatic, military and technological power to achieve that objective,” Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno, director of staff of the U.S. Space Force, said in a presentation at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) on Nov. 27, 2022.
Bill Nelson, the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), warned that the Chinese regime could claim the resource-rich areas of the moon. In 2020, China already released a plan for a $10 trillion Earth-moon economic zone. The CCP is clearly planning to cash in on space exploration for economic gain….