From: here@is.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 08 Dec 2020 01:33:07 GMT, Retrograde   
    wrote:   
      
   >It will be years before anyone decides to fund something similar in the   
   >USA.  China meanwhile, is investing in science and technology.  Guess   
   >what that means?   
      
   Astrophysics is interesting, but I doubt if their research will be   
   relevant to day to day life on Earth.   
      
   China has a very large population...last I knew,   
      
   China Becomes Top Filer of International Patents in 2019   
   Apr 7, 2020   
      
   So, with more PhDs/etc., they will be more tech orientated   
      
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