I`m Chinese-American, of course, and so it`s very interesting to see China actually launch their own astronauts, becoming the third nation, following the United States and Russia, to do so.
I would say keep supporting space flight, keep telling the public and the politicians why it`s important to advance science and explore the galaxy. I encourage the Japanese to keep doing what they`re doing.
I think it`s good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it`s good for all of us. It makes us a little bit more competitive and wanting to be the leader.
I spent a lot of my time working in the American module, and he would stay in the Russian segment working on his things, and we`d meet up at meal times. So it actually worked out very well.
My parents always tried to teach us the best of both, the Chinese ethic of hard work and education and the American ethic of innovation of aspiration.
