China may demand rights to own vast areas on the moon, in the first place - the most resource-rich lunar territories. This was stated by the Director of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson in an interview with Politico newspaper.
According to a US space official, such a course of events is possible, if China begins to gain the upper hand in space competition. Already now Beijing is interested in the division of space, They believe in the US.
As Nelson points out, Washington needs to take action, so that China cannot be the first to get to any resource-rich place on the moon under the guise of scientific research. After all, then in Beijing they can claim the rights to these parts of the lunar surface, and it will be very difficult to challenge these rights.
As an approximate model for the development of events, Nelson cited the situation with the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.. Similar methods, in his opinion, China can act on the moon. NASA also expressed confidence, what in 2025 US to send astronauts to the moon. Nelson thinks, what do you need to hurry, to get ahead of the Chinese, since Beijing has already achieved impressive success in space.
Interestingly, China refutes U.S. claims about country's space ambitions. According to the Chinese authorities, the country conducts purely research activities in space, and the American authorities, with their statements, are trying to discredit its true meaning. used photos:Wikipedia/Sprt98
