China Calls Worldwide Scientists to Study the Sample of Lunar Soil: Restricted Only US
China’s recent lunar mission, Chang’e 6, has achieved a historic milestone by bringing back lunar soil samples from the far side of the moon. In a televised news conference in Beijing, Chinese space officials extended an invitation to scientists worldwide to study these valuable samples. However, they made it clear that this offer excludes the United States, due to the restrictions imposed by the Wolf Amendment. The Wolf Amendment, enacted in 2011, prohibits direct bilateral cooperation between the U.S. and China in space activities unless the FBI certifies there is no national security risk. Bian Zhigang, vice chair of the China National Space Administration, highlighted this obstacle, stating that for any meaningful cooperation to occur, the U.S. would need to remove this legislative barrier. Despite this, China remains open to collaborating with scientists from other countries, including the European Space Agency, France, Italy, and Pakistan, as demonstrated i...
