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Preface
The United States is really shooting itself in the foot.
On June 25, the mainland's Chang'e-6 spacecraft brought back 1,935.3 grams of lunar soil from the moon, which is unique in the world and has great reference value.
Even the United States could not help but reveal its desire for this lunar soil sample, and even the NASA administrator shamelessly said that it could obtain this sample without violating the "Wolf Clause".
This time, the United States has really played a cheeky interpretation to the fullest.
So what will the United States do in order to obtain Chinese lunar soil?
China did not invite NASA
On June 25, Chang'e-6 returned from the moon with a full load, bringing us 1,935.3 grams of lunar soil from the far side of the moon.
You must know that this lunar soil is the first time that all mankind has obtained it, and it is the only one in the world at present, which is enough to see how precious it is.
Source: Global Times' report on July 2, 2024 on "China's response to 'NASA not invited'".
The mainland has always held an open attitude in the space industry, and this time is certainly no exception.
Sure enough, not long after Chang'e-6 returned to Earth, the mainland issued an announcement welcoming all countries in the world to participate in the research.
But this does not include the United States.
According to US media sources, China has set the task of cooperating with many countries to participate in research, but the United States has not received an invitation.
In relevant reports in the United States, they have expressed strong dissatisfaction with this matter, and even believe that China's lunar soil distribution is unreasonable.
Information source: CCTV's June 28, 2024 article on "US media dissatisfied with China's lunar soil allocation Taiwan expert: What is the matter with you and the United States!" ".
Regarding this behavior of the United States, even Lai Yueqian, a famous mainland and Taiwan mouth, could not help but say two sentences angrily: "What does it matter to you and the United States?" and "How the Chinese want to distribute, is there room for you Americans to speak?"
I have to say that such a response is really happy.
On July 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the mainland also responded to the incident and pointed out the problem.
The main reason why the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made it clear that it did not invite the United States was the US government, because the US government has been constantly restricting dialogue, cooperation and exchanges between American scientists and relevant institutions and China.
Who can guarantee that the U.S. government will not do it this time, and more importantly, the "Wolf Clause" that the U.S. has proposed still exists.
If we were to propose cooperation with the United States, wouldn't that be a violation of their relevant explicit regulations?
Naturally, we wouldn't do such a thing.
Now, the United States must have regretted not doing it at the beginning.
In 2011, in order to hinder the development of China's space industry, the U.S. Congress proposed the Wolf Clause, a legal provision that prohibits NASA from cooperating with China or Chinese companies.
The existence of this clause has seriously hindered the normal cooperation and exchanges between China and the United States in the field of space.
It is clear that these laws and regulations, which once tried to hinder China's space development, have now become a stumbling block for US research in the field of space.
The boomerang stabbed the United States hard.
Last year, NASA also sought the green light from the U.S. Congress in order to obtain lunar soil brought back by Chang'e-5, hoping to obtain lunar soil samples.
I originally thought that NASA would seek the green light from the US Congress like last year, but I never thought about the performance of the NASA administrator, which is staggering.
NASA wants to "legally" participate in lunar soil research in China
When NASA Administrator Bill Nelson learned that China was opening up lunar soil research, he first showed that he agreed with China's approach, and then took the opportunity to praise himself.
He said that China's efforts to share research on lunar soil with the world were highly commendable, and then turned the conversation to Apollo in the United States.
Source: Sichuan Watch's July 3, 2024 report on "NASA wants" to legally "study Chinese lunar soil".
He also claimed that China's current practice is like the Apollo they did half a century ago, sharing the samples brought back from the moon with the world, which is China's progress.
Don't look like he's praising China, but he's actually belittling us and elevating ourselves.
His implication was that it took China half a century to catch up with theirs, and they had already done this half a century ago.
However, he then made a statement affirming China's achievement, with a little sincerity in his words, saying that if the United States can have the lunar back samples brought back by China, it will be beneficial to the United States' research on the moon.
In this way, it will be a great impetus for the research of the global lunar project.
His words are relatively normal when he talks about this, but his next words really give people a glimpse of what it means to be cheeky.
If they want to get China's lunar soil, they should be good at it, but they didn't expect that when Nelson asked China to provide lunar soil to the United States, it was like an order.
Nelson said that the United States will open a convenient channel for China to provide lunar soil, and will also bring relevant legal experts with him to avoid violating the Wolf Clause of the United States.
Being able to say such a thing, it is obvious that he still can't tell the specific situation.
You know, now they are asking China to give them lunar soil, how can it be like China has to give them lunar soil?
It may be that the United States does have some advantages in space research, but it is not enough to allow China to share lunar soil with them in violation of the law.
I have to say that the United States is really thick-skinned, and it is enough to see that they are already accustomed to hegemonist behavior, and they even look arrogant when they ask for help.
The United States has vividly demonstrated that it "wants and wants."
However, in order to obtain China's lunar soil, Nelson has repeatedly promised that China's provision of lunar soil to the United States will never violate Wolf's law.
It can only be said that I saw the determination of NASA to want China's lunar soil, but I did not see their attitude.
And what credibility can be given to the U.S. assurance?
In order to further persuade China to provide lunar soil to the United States, Nelson even talked about a manned landing on the moon.
You must know that China's manned lunar landing program will be realized in 2030, but the United States will implement the return of humans to Earth in 2026.
What Nelson meant was that the United States had experience in manned lunar landings, but China was starting almost from scratch, and what he meant was that they were more experienced in technology, so China should provide them with lunar soil.
But in fact, Nelson should not only tell China, but also report to the US Congress, after all, the problem is not in China, but in themselves.
epilogue
Chang'e-6 achieved the first human sampling on the far side of the moon, which is enough to see the success of China's lunar exploration program.
The samples of the back of the moon brought back from the moon have become the only ones in the world, and the value of research is so great that even NASA of the United States is salivating about it.
But because of the "Wolf Clause", they can only be discouraged.
It can be seen that the existence of the Wolf clause not only did not allow American politicians to realize that they hindered the development of China's space industry, but also became a constraint on their existence.
It's really 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi.
I believe that in the future, China's aerospace industry will definitely develop better and better, and jointly lead the research of all mankind on the moon.