Russia and China announced in March that they would be working on the construction of an "International Scientific Lunar Station" around the moon. It's a super space program. Astronauts build permanent shelters on the moon and carry out their own exploration and utilization, lunar-based observations, basic scientific experiments and technical verification activities. However, such a large super project, the United States, the United Kingdom, etc. have not been invited, and 6 countries have joined the discussion.
At present, the "International Lunar Research Station" led by the two superpowers of China and Russia is being promoted in an orderly manner.
On September 27 this year, the International Lunar Research Station closed-door seminar was held in Zhuhai, and experts from France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Maassia and Thailand were invited to attend.
On October 27, the European Space Agency said it had received an invitation to join the International Lunar Research Station project, and member states were currently discussing the possibility of joining the International Lunar Research Station project.
The memorandum of understanding signed by China and Russia on the joint construction of lunar scientific research stations shows that China and Russia will uphold the principle of "consultation, joint construction and sharing", promote extensive cooperation in international lunar scientific research stations, open to all interested countries and international partners, strengthen scientific research exchanges, and promote the peaceful exploration and utilization of space by all mankind.
Previously, Russia and the United States NSA have been cooperating on the International Space Station, but in the process of cooperation, the two countries have been in dispute. So, Russia turned to China.
At present, China and Russia have signed the "Agreement on Cooperation in the Coordinated Implementation of the Chang'e-7 Lunar Polar Exploration Mission and the "Moon-Resource-1" Orbiter Mission" and the "Cooperation Agreement on the Establishment of a Joint Data Center for Lunar and Deep Space Exploration" to actively promote cooperation in the field of lunar and deep space exploration.
However, it is uncertain whether China, Russia and Europe can cooperate smoothly in space. Because the current gas crisis in Europe is intensifying, and the United States criticizes Russia for using natural gas as a weapon. Russia has repaired the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, but has not been able to officially open, Russia is counting on the sale of natural gas to Europe, and Europe is constrained by the United States, and has always been undecided. At present, Russia has not decided to increase its gas supply, mainly because it is waiting for approval of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Biden's global energy security adviser Amos Hochstein said on October 25 that Russian President Vladimir Putin is close to using natural gas as a political tool. Because Russia has natural gas, but chooses not to supply. He also said the rise in natural gas prices in Europe was not only due to events within the region, but also because drought in China had reduced hydroelectric power generation, which had intensified global bidding for natural gas. However, he said that despite the many factors that contributed to the Gas Crisis in Europe, Russia was the best country to lend a helping hand to Europe.
In response to Western politicians, Putin refuted Moscow's claim that Moscow was politically motivated to squeeze supply, saying it would increase supply as demanded by its partners. Putin blamed Europe's energy shortage and record gas prices on EU energy policies and said Russia could increase supplies to Europe once the Nord Stream 2 pipeline was approved.
The EU and China, on the other hand, are currently in the observation phase. Some small countries in the EU have constantly appeared anti-China support for "Taiwan independence," and the EU has not only not stopped it, but also encouraged by some European parliamentarians, which has cast a shadow over China-EU relations. Recently, Wu Chao-sup, responsible person of the Department of Foreign Exchanges of the Taiwan Region, recently visited Slovakia and the Czech Republic. In this regard, the Chinese Embassy in the Czech Republic expressed strong dissatisfaction on October 26.
China and Russia are happy to see like-minded countries participate in the construction of the "International Lunar Research Station", but if china's bottom line is in principle to add blockage to China and Russia, presumably China and Russia will consider it! (Inoue Frog)