How China Could Turn the Moon Into the Next South China Sea

How China Could Turn the Moon Into the Next South China Sea

Key Points and Summary – China is no longer focused only on low-Earth orbit. Beijing now treats the Moon as strategic terrain, pushing toward a permanent base by the mid-2030s and space dominance by 2045. Chinese planners see lunar ice, metals, and especially helium-3 as levers over future energy, tech, and manufacturing. China SSN Submarine. Image Credit: Creative Commons. -The danger isn’t just economic: under the guise of “safety zones,” Chin…

China Could Beat the US to the Moon, Experts Warn

For decades, the US enjoyed its standing as the preeminent space power—but its position isn’t guaranteed. Yesterday, four space industry and China experts appeared before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics testifying that if the US doesn’t step up, it risks ceding space superiority to China. That risk, according to witnesses, comes on all fronts—from the Moon and planetary science, to PN…