China: The Next Space Superpower

the_newsbeagle writes "'As 2014 dawns, China has the most active and ambitious space program in the world,' says this article. While it's true that the Chinese space agency is just now reaching milestones that the U.S. and Russia reached 40 years ago (its first lunar rover landed in December), the Chinese government's strong support for space exploration means that it's catching up fast. On the agenda for the next decade: A space station to rival the ISS, a new spaceport, new heavy-lift rockets, a global satellite navigation system to rival GPS, and China's first space science satellites."

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^this

[globaljustin]

Wake me up when one of these budding super powers no longer has people shitting in the streets

I was going to type a longer response with links where I mention things that the "fear China" crowd ignores like China has absolutely ruined their environment (have you seen the news reports on the smog?) & human population w/ the 'one child policy'...blah blah blah

parent says it more succinctly...