Another major triumph of the advancement of the Chinese space program: China sent a probe to the moon: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view_article.php?article_id=99002.
You are probably not going to find this piece of news on CNN or American newspapers. We only hear the heroic reports of NASA astronauts fixing solar panel. America's "World News" don't report much about the world other than those of American interest.
So China has once again demonstrated its increased capability.
Last time when it blew up its own satellite, it is already making some people scare.
Was the intent of exploring space a scientific progress or demonstration of might?
I think it is sort of both.
Doomsday sayers would see this as a threat and predict East vs West major military conflict ahead (sparked by Taiwan's insistence on independence, which thankfully has been quite quiet lately). Such predictions is not helping anyone (so please stop even saying such predictions). We don't need doomsday theories.
I am not going to promote doomsday theory by saying the dragon has waken up and another Chinese dynasty is going to dominate the world either. China does not need to dominate the west. Although economy is booming in China it still have a LONG way to go to feed its billions AND getting gas for all the cars AND keeping its product safe. Don't worry, the dragon is not going to bite you.
The fact is this: America is no longer able to maintain its world leader position.
We are not able to win the war on terror and just keep pouring money and war weary soldiers out. The American dollar is so weak now. Oil at almost at whooping $100 a barrel. Congress is not able to change course and it focus on stupid issues like digging out some World War I stuff. America simply has no prominent effective leaders in sight and no good solutions to its problems. It is not looking good ahead for America.
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