Op-Ed: Settling Mars or bettering Earth?

1 week ago

The following is an op-ed written by Kong Xianhua, the Chinese Ambassador to the Maldives. -- Shortly after the outbreak of the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, a fellow diplomat said jokingly to me, “The Earth seems to be getting more complicated by the day. With China's technological progress, perhaps you should start helping humanity settle on Mars.” “Settling Mars or Bettering Earth?” I replied. “That