# China goes to the moon.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-goes-to-the-moon/95229>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 26, 2001, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-goes-to-the-moon/95229 "2001-11-26T03:28:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![sirjamesp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@sirjamesp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirjamesp)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-goes-to-the-moon/95229/21 "2001-11-27T07:51:23Z")

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I don’t think hoaxers claim that the USA _cannot_ get to the moon - they just say that they _didn’t_.

Besides, since when has logic come into their arguments?

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**Author:** ![Freedom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Freedom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freedom)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-goes-to-the-moon/95229/22 "2001-11-27T13:17:15Z")

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> This is driven by a desire for prestige, to be seen as the equal of the US, not by an urge to set up a squadron of X-wing fighters over the moon.

::drool::

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