NASA and China: Chilly Congressional Reception Ahead
Mistrust stalls U.S.-China space cooperation, Washington Post
“Last fall, when NASA administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. visited China to explore areas where the two countries could cooperate in space, two senior Republican members of Congress – Reps. Frank R. Wolf (Va.) and John Abney Culberson (Tex.) – wrote to Bolden beforehand to protest, saying they had “serious concerns about the nature and goals of China’s space program” and warning that “China’s intentions for its space program are questionable at best.” Since Republicans won control of the House in November’s elections, Wolf now chairs the House Appropriations Committee’s commerce, justice and science subcommittee, which oversees NASA’s budget, and Culberson is a senior subcommittee member.”