[JumpCrisscross]

> Luckily this nonsense hasn't spread to Europe and North America

Not comparable, but we get up to shenanigans from time to time, too [1].

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/oct/11/nasa-chinese...

[mcguire]

As you write, not comparable, but in their defense, NASA's administrative side is pretty thoroughly hoarked. It shouldn't suprise anyone that they occasionally make idiotic decisions.