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Kazakh Plan To Join Chinese-Led Moon Base Would Strengthen Space Partnership
New details from an agreement signed in July between Astana and Beijing show the countries plan to build a research base on the moon, setting the stage for Kazakhstan to integrate deeper into the new architecture for space exploration that China is building as it looks to rival the United States.
A new agreement for Kazakhstan to join Chinese-led plans to build and operate a research base on the moon could set the stage for deepening cooperation between the two countries as Beijing makes strides toward becoming a leading power in space. "The Chinese are trying to build their own duplicative organizations as a race develops to see who can get the most support for their programs," Eva Seiwert, an analyst at the Berlin-based Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) think tank, told RFE/RL. Widespread adoption of either system carries immense commercial value and China wants BDS to be used for aircraft, auto, and ship navigation, as well as humanitarian and disaster assistance, agricultural improvement, and weather forecasts.
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