'Two Bombs and One Satellite': China eyes space race from Moon to Mars and beyond
Sibu Tripathi
Xi Jinping
With a recovering economy, a strongman attitude, and a plan to dominate, China is eyeing a new frontier — space. The country that recently became the centre of global condemnation over the handling of the deadly coronavirus, on Friday joined an elite club of nations to land a rover on another planet.
China's first Mars exploration mission, the Tianwen-1 probe, touched down in the Utopia Planitia basin, putting the country officially in the race to Mars which has so far been dominated by Nasa and the United States.