China understands the benefits of space cooperation, but ultimately seeks to use it as a means of supporting Beijing’s larger political and diplomatic goals, says this analyst.
commitments and that it currently lacked both the budgetary and political “green light” to engage with China’s space station.
The assertion that budgetary constraints are holding the ESA back from participating in Tiangong’s mission has its merits. As pointed out by Eric Berger, the senior space editor at Ars Technica, ESA funding is less than one-third of NASA’s.RECONSIDERING NATURE OF RELATIONS WITH CHINA China has invested enormous sums into its manned space program since the 1990s. Its reported space budget is second only to the United States. It is seeking to become the world’s pre-eminent space power by mid-century.Unlike the ISS, China has built and managed Tiangong without depending on other countries for funds or personnel.
Most of these projects were apparently designed to be conducted in space by Chinese astronauts, with ground support from other countries’ researchers. According to China Daily, there had only been requests from several of the 17 countries to send their own astronauts to run these experiments on the space station.China understands the benefits of space cooperation as a means of pooling resources and advancing important scientific discoveries.
By claiming that its space station is open to all UN members, China hopes to portray itself as more inclusive than the United States as China has been barred from joining the ISS. Yet by continually playing up Tiangong as a feat of self-reliance, Beijing undermines the potential contributions of international partners.
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