Bill Nelson, director of the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA), warned that if China first appeared in the moon in the next two years, it will try to dominate the lunar resources.
Politico (Politico) New Year's Day (January 1) published a visit to Bill Nelson on the day.In his visit, he made the above statements.
Nelson said that the competition between the United States and China is becoming increasingly fierce, and in the next two years, it will decide who is the upper hand.If Beijing establishes a base in the moon, it will try to control the most abundant locations of the moon's surface resources and not even let the United States enter.
Nelson, who used to be a former astronaut and Founder Federal Senator, said: "This is a fact: we are in a space competition. We are better to beware of (China) will not be in the name of scientific research.There is a place in the moon. We cannot rule out that they will say 'far away, we are here, this is our site'. "
Nelson establishes a military base in the South China Islands Reef with sovereignty disputes in China.For example: "If you question this, see everything they do in the Sprateli Islands (China is called the Nansha Islands)."
A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in WashingtonLiu Pengyu issued a statement saying that US officials were irresponsible, distorting China's normal and legal space industry, and said that China resolutely rejected such remarks.
Liu Pengyu said that China has always advocated the use of space to use space, opposes the space forces preparation competition, and is more actively committed to building a common future of humans in the space field.
