China Lands on Mars – Westerners Accuse China of “Stealing” Technology

China has landed an unmanned lander/rover on Mars successfully. It is only the second nation to do so and has succeeded on its first attempt – a monumental achievement for the nation and for humanity.

However, the toxic atmosphere in American politics has prompted many Americans to disparage the accomplishment – claiming China was only able to do so because of “stolen” “intellectual property” or that the achievement is undermined by the Chinese government’s alleged “abuses” – highlighting how successful and dangerous Washington’s propaganda war is against China.

References

Space.com – Behold! China unveils 1st Mars photos from Zhurong rover:
https://www.space.com/china-mars-rover-zhurong-first-photos

Cosmic Penguin (Twitter) – FIRST PHOTOS FROM THE CHINESE MARS ROVER ZHURONG IS OUT!:
https://mobile.twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1394962039211167745

NASA – Biography of Wernher Von Braun:
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/vonbraun/bio.html

White House (Trump Archives) – U.S. Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific:
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IPS-Final-Declass.pdf

SCMP – US to offer millions in new funds to take on China:
https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3131467/us-offer-millions-new-funds-take-china

US Embassy (Georgia) – How the Chinese Communist Party steals science:
https://ge.usembassy.gov/how-the-chinese-communist-party-steals-science/#:~:text=U.S.%20officials%20cited%20that%20theft,stealing%20technology%20and%20intellectual%20property.&text=And%20U.S.%20law%20enforcement%20has,technology,%20including%20for%20MCF%20purposes

Forbes – The Countries With The Most STEM Graduates [Infographic]:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/02/02/the-countries-with-the-most-stem-graduates-infographic/?sh=5821d5f7268a