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According to the Yomiuri Shimbun on June 27th, the United States is strengthening cooperation with emerging countries in Asia and other regions in the aerospace field. Against the backdrop of the official launch of regulations related to lunar exploration, the United States aims to gain support from more countries to ensure dominance. China also seeks to woo emerging countries.
After the meeting between US President Biden and Indian Prime Minister Modi, NASA Director Bill Nelson congratulated on Twitter on the 22nd, looking forward to achieving various cooperation in the space field.
India has signed the Artemis Agreement, which is a principle for exploring the moon led by the United States. NASA will provide training support to allow Indian astronauts to enter the International Space Station.
China is striving to attract emerging and developing countries. In late April, China and the Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Organization confirmed cooperation in the construction of the International Lunar Research Station. The headquarters of the Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Organization is located in Beijing, and its members include countries such as China, Thailand, and Pakistan. According to the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates is also interested in participating in cooperation.
China is intensifying its work on the European side. When French President Macron visited China in April, some of the lunar soil samples provided by China to the French side were brought back from the moon by the Chinese Chang'e-5 probe.
On April 20th, the auditorium of Bishkek National University in the capital of Kyrgyzstan held a Tiangong Dialogue - a Q&A activity between the Shenzhou-15 astronaut crew and young people from Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries.
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The spokesperson for China's manned space program stated at a press conference in late May that it will actively expand cooperation and exchanges with emerging space countries, with a focus on scientific experiments and applications on space stations, and joint participation of Chinese and foreign astronauts in China's space station missions.
According to reports, China promotes that the Chinese space station is the first such project in history to be opened to all United Nations member states, and will actively use the Chinese space station for space diplomacy.
In a written interview with this newspaper, Zhang Kejian, the director of China's National Space Administration, pointed out that countries should cooperate within the framework of the United Nations regarding the trend of the United States leading the formulation of space rules. In promoting cooperation with other countries, he emphasized the need to respect their national conditions, especially considering the development needs of emerging aerospace countries.
With the continuous development of technology, the scope of space utilization is gradually expanding. The use of artificial satellites for communication and ground observation positioning is directly related to economic activities and security guarantees. For emerging countries, with the support of aerospace powers such as the United States and China, they can benefit greatly.
"The Artemis Agreement can enable the United States to have more partners with similar values," said Scott Pace, director of the Institute for Space Policy at George Washington University in the United States. "The likelihood of China joining this agreement is relatively low, and it is necessary for us to pay attention to what rules China intends to promote lunar development based on."