Europe Waking Up to Communist China Space Threat While America Struggles

China is accused of seeking to ‘become a national security leader in space, to use space to support military operations … gain space superiority as a domain, especially over the western Pacific.’

AP/Andy Wong
Chinese astronauts for the Shenzhou-17 mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, October 26, 2023. AP/Andy Wong

The European Space Agency announced that it will not cooperate on the International Lunar Research Station, led by Communist China, nor will it cooperate with the Chang’e-7 or 8 spacecraft, waking up to the space threat from the People’s Republic.

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