How close is China to becoming a dominant space power? | DW News

China has launched an unprecedented mission to retrieve samples from the far side of the moon. The spacecraft Chang'e-6 blasted off from the southern island province of Hainan. It’s expected to bring the samples back to Earth within two months. It's the latest advance in China's ambitious space exploration efforts now competing with the United States. China already landed a ROVER on the far side in 2019, making it the first country to do so. We spoke to Mu Cui from DW's China Service.

00:00 Intro and report
02:48 Interview Mu Cui, DW China Service

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[lluow]

I don’t understand. Why can’t China have its own lunar projects? Why is it deemed as competing against the USA? Is exploring the moon exclusive to Americans? No other countries allowed to land in the moon at all? Why aren’t you be happy as fellow humans for the progress made by China?

[vorlonzevatron]

It’s been 80 years Germany still lives under the shadow of the US

[whatyousaid]

Germany: we need to go too. Let us get approval from US first

[kc]

"Domination" is strictly a western concept. All you have to do is look at how brutal western colonialism has been in the past few centuries and you will understand how ridiculous it is for them to accuse China is doing the same. The high standard of living and wealth in the west has been achieved through colonization, and the ongoing looting of natural resources from developing countries. Western nations such as the US, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia were all founded on slavery, and the genociding of the indigenous population. China in contrast, developed peacefully without invading countries on the otherside of the world, pilaging, slavery, genocide. It's not a coincidence that all western countries who have had a history of colonialism, slavery, genocide are the same ones accusing China of being "aggressive" and "genociding" the Uyghurs with ZERO evidence while also turning a blind eye to the genocide that is going on in Gaza. China has proven to the world that there is an alternative model to the western one and because of this, the west feels threatened.

[井蛙坐井观天]

It is rare to see that China's space industry was reported relatively rationally and objectively in Germany before, but the title was obviously too sharp. China officials never said that China would dominate space, but hoped that countries could cooperate with each other, and this lunar exploration included French, Italian and Pakistani lunar probes.

[aburetik]

Don't worry. Hollywood will make sure Americans land on the moon before the Chinese

[isaacbai]

Germany:my dad doesn’t allow me to have it.

[joey]

DW does not dare to name all the European instruments (from Sweden, France and Italy) on board because it will make China sound too open and popular among European countries.

[MidnightFooll]

China is doing some amazing stuffs! Congratulations China From India ❤️ 🇮🇳🇨🇳

[albertsunaga]

All must remember that China initially politely asked the US administration for joining the ISS and other space projects. Unfortunately, US said "NO!" and now just look what China currently developing on its own projects.

[happymelon]

😅😅😅
2011： China has been barred from the ISS since 2011, when Congress passed a law prohibiting official American contact with the Chinese space program due to concerns about national security.
2022 April 27: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Tuesday China continues to display a lack of transparency and willingness to cooperate with the United States in China space station.
😅But he forgot it is against the U$A law for China to have contact with NASA .
😆[you are not allowed to access my house, but you must allow me to access your house]😆

[UCMpDwpVEfKXRHNyAWkuj]

aliens: good job human
DW:China‘s moon ambitious is a threat to western democracy

[PerceivedREALITY]

US wanted to make a fool out of China. But instead, the US made a fool of itself. Let that be a lesson.

[EngPKiarie]

Germany waiting for directions from their master the US.

[ascoaptwwasmqx]

China is not doing this to compete with USA but rather its a humanity endeavor. Being a huge country, China must undertake such a humanity tasks and others should appreciate that China is taking these up and not spending its wealth elsewhere.

[arghost]

The time they made their own space station without working with other country. They already become dominant space power.

[pratikkatkar]

Congratulations china for incredible engineering work
Science and hard work, alone china doing work its amazing
Its greatest competitive nation to america

[RKie-hvci]

The most scary part is how YOUNG those Chinese team members generally are!

[u-ux]

Amazing work by the Chinese scientists and engineers. Congratulations

[planb]

China had already brought moon samples from the near side in Chang'e-5 mission. This time they are trying the far side.