When Will The Chinese Visit NASA?
Analysis: Space: a frontier too far for U.S.-China cooperation, Reuters
“The statement, marking a visit by Obama to China, also called for reciprocal visits in 2010 of NASA’s chief and “the appropriate Chinese counterpart.” Bolden, who went to China as head of a small team, said discussions there “did not include consideration of any specific proposals for future cooperation” — a statement apparently designed to placate Wolf, who will have a big say in NASA’s budget. The Chinese visit to NASA did not materialize in 2010 for reasons that have not been explained. NASA representatives did not reply to questions but a Chinese embassy spokesman, Wang Baodong, said he suspected it was “mainly a scheduling issue.”
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