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China shares rare moon rocks with US despite trade tensions (www.bbc.com)
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[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 1 week ago

the PRC are the adults in the (geopolitical) room

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Seems like China is the more reasonable country lately.

[–] kittin@hexbear.net 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

China: spent the last 3 decades lifting a billion people out of poverty, building modern infrastructure, and reinvesting profits into a global trade network

USA: spent 3 decades bombing & pillaging one middle eastern state after another in a racial-religious psychosis

Hmm option 2 is starting to seem like not that great

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I'm looking for ways out of option 2 right now.

[–] da_gay_pussy_eatah@hexbear.net 28 points 1 week ago

some-controversy astronaut-2 astronaut-1 Always has been

[–] TrustedFeline@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

"I believe China's circle of friends in space will continue to grow," he said.

Care-Comrade

[–] ProletarianDictator@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

Propaganda W, but would have been cooler if they told them to fuck off or made them beg for it.

[–] graymess@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

Hope they enjoy them. Those are the last rare minerals the US is gonna get.