The China-led International Lunar Research Station organization (ILRS) enables the country to obstruct the United States and its allies’ operation on the moon, according to Rick Fisher, senior fellow with the International Assessment and Strategy Center.
Fisher referred to an April 25 report by China’s state-owned media Global Times on China’s announcement of the building plan for the ILRS with its international partners.
The notice was made by Wu Weiren, chief designer of China’s Lunar Exploration Program and director of the China Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) in Hefei the same day.
Wu told Chinese state television: “We hope [ILRSCO] can become a major scientific program that links multiple countries, international organizations, institutions, and scientists together. China is committed to making greater contributions to humanity; this is our main starting point.”…