U.S., China set for spring Civil Space Dialogue on exploration, science

[kevindavis007]

HELSINKI — U.S. and Chinese officials are working towards meeting for a bilateral Civil Space Dialogue around March in the first such discussion since 2017.

“The U.S. and China were not able to schedule a Civil Space Dialogue in 2019, but are in the planning stage for the U.S. to host the Dialogue during the first half of 2020,” a State Department official told SpaceNews.

No reason for the inability to schedule the meeting, earlier reported as to be expected in fall 2019, was offered. The U.S. and China last week agreed a ‘phase 1’ trade deal after nearly two years of trade hostilities.

Matthew Rydin, NASA press secretary and senior communications advisor, confirmed in an email to SpaceNews that the next U.S.-China Civil Space Dialogue, co-chaired for the U.S. by the State Department, is being planned in the March 2020 timeframe.

Read More: https://www.isn-news.com/2020/01/us-china-set-for-spring-civil-space.html

[kevindavis007]

Mixed feeling about this, however, we did work with the Soviet Union.

[Joe Wooten]

Mixed feeling about this, however, we did work with the Soviet Union.

Same here. The Soviets tried stealing our tech, but they were pikers compared to the Chicoms.