I find it fascinating and also surprised that it didn't make bigger news here, at least in the West (or have I been living under a rock?)
I find it fascinating and also surprised that it didn't make bigger news here, at least in the West (or have I been living under a rock?). These missions (more Moon landings are planned by China this year) should be heralded as advancing scientific knowledge for all mankind... unless landing on the moon is considered passé.
I find it fascinating and also surprised that it didn't make bigger news here, at least in the West (or have I been living under a rock?).
I find it fascinating and also surprised that it didn't make bigger news here, at least in the West (or have I been living under a rock?).
The problem is that China is so secretive about it, it's hard to get any info at all, and they don't seem to feed much to the western media.
The problem is that China is so secretive about it, it's hard to get any info at all, and they don't seem to feed much to the western media.I totally disagree with that. The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program is well known and has a Wikipedia page where you can read all about it, past, present and future.
The Chinese Government is not secretive at all but, on the contrary, are presenting it as a great achievement.
It is western media who give low precedence to news from China; well, from non-western countries in general. Big news from Asia, Africa or South America are relegated below much less important news that originates in western countries and even a lot of that western "news" is "manufactured". "Professor of XYZ University says women suffer discrimination" is given higher priority than "hundreds drown trying to get away from civil war and reach safety". That's the way it works because that is what we ask for.
I follow news from China much more closely than your average westerner because my wife is Chinese and most of the times I tell her "did you hear about this that happened in China and is in today's news?" she responds "that's old, it was in the news three days ago". Western news agencies keep those news of "lesser importance" in wait and to be used for filling in. https://www.reuters.com/places/china
Again, the volume of news from different origins says more about us than about the Chinese.
I would say the same about Russia, Middle East, etc. There are perfectly good news sources out there Russia Today, Al Jazeera, etc. but we dismiss them as not in line with our interests and way of seeing things. We are more interested in knowing that Sandra Bullock got a pimple on her nose and what she did about it.
The problem is that China is so secretive about it, it's hard to get any info at all, and they don't seem to feed much to the western media.I totally disagree with that. The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program is well known and has a Wikipedia page where you can read all about it, past, present and future.
The Chinese Government is not secretive at all but, on the contrary, are presenting it as a great achievement.
It is western media who give low precedence to news from China; well, from non-western countries in general. Big news from Asia, Africa or South America are relegated below much less important news that originates in western countries and even a lot of that western "news" is "manufactured". "Professor of XYZ University says women suffer discrimination" is given higher priority than "hundreds drown trying to get away from civil war and reach safety". That's the way it works because that is what we ask for.
I follow news from China much more closely than your average westerner because my wife is Chinese and most of the times I tell her "did you hear about this that happened in China and is in today's news?" she responds "that's old, it was in the news three days ago". Western news agencies keep those news of "lesser importance" in wait and to be used for filling in. https://www.reuters.com/places/china
Again, the volume of news from different origins says more about us than about the Chinese.
I would say the same about Russia, Middle East, etc. There are perfectly good news sources out there Russia Today, Al Jazeera, etc. but we dismiss them as not in line with our interests and way of seeing things. We are more interested in knowing that Sandra Bullock got a pimple on her nose and what she did about it.
OK, so the Chinese are very open and we've just misjudged them -- so can you point me to a source for video from the Chinese lander? Got a source for the images and video they are collecting? And what about the science -- where can I get updates on the science they are producing?
There are perfectly good news sources out there Russia Today, Al Jazeera, etc. but we dismiss them as not in line with our interests and way of seeing things.
I think the reason they are not making loud noises is that there was a fear of failure and getting egg-on-face in public. Now that the landing apparently succeeded, they may be making louder noises and more frequent noises about their future plans.
This is a good development for all man-kind. I think they view it as "I've arrived (to the status of being an advance technology capable nation)." This hopefully will ignite competition. With competition, advancements will be made more frequent and at more speed.
The problem is that China is so secretive about it, it's hard to get any info at all, and they don't seem to feed much to the western media.I totally disagree with that. The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program is well known and has a Wikipedia page where you can read all about it, past, present and future.
The Chinese Government is not secretive at all but, on the contrary, are presenting it as a great achievement.
It is western media who give low precedence to news from China; [by].. non-western countries
I would say the same about Russia, Middle East, etc. There are perfectly good news sources out there Russia Today, Al Jazeera, etc.... we dismiss them ...[peroid]. We are more interested in knowing that Sandra Bullock got a pimple on her nose and what she did about it.
Yes. China is usually not shy to put these things on media if it knows the success rate is near 100%, such as launching a manned mission with all proven technology. After all, no one has ever landed on the back of the moon.
I find it fascinating and also surprised that it didn't make bigger news here, at least in the West (or have I been living under a rock?).
The problem is that China is so secretive about it, it's hard to get any info at all, and they don't seem to feed much to the western media.