[jsizzle]

It also shows how short sighted USA is with this. They’ve given China incentive to reduce their reliance on the US and give the US less leverage overall. China may set a damaging precedent here with regard to US power

[sangnoir]

> China may set a damaging precedent here with regard to US power

I'd say precedent was set when congress blocked China from joining the ISS, leading to China developing its own space station program.

[mark_l_watson]

+1 Unfortunately, I totally agree with you. I think that we are making a long term strategy blunder.