Here’s what China wants from its next space station | MIT Technology Review
▻https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/04/30/1024371/china-space-station-tianhe-1-iss
“From my perspective, the Chinese government’s number one goal is its own survival,” says Hines. “And so these projects are very much aligned with those domestic interests, even if they don’t make a ton of sense in broader geopolitical considerations or have much in the way of scientific contributions.”