BEIJING (Bloomberg): The competition between the US and China to explore outer space turned prickly after Chinese diplomats blasted the head of Nasa and encouraged neighbouring countries to support Beijing’s plan for exploring the moon.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian on Monday (July 4) accused Nasa Administrator Bill Nelson (pic) of lying "through his teeth” in response to reported comments in a German tabloid about the space competition between the two countries.
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