https://www.scmp.com/rss/521374/feed Lester Ross is a partner at Wilmerhale, based in the firm's Beijing office. Ross is a former vice-chair of the board of governors, former general counsel and current chair of the Policy Committee and of the Insurance Forum of the American Chamber of Commerce – People's Republic of China (AmCham). He is a longstanding leader of the American business and legal communities in China. He concentrates his practice on mergers and acquisitions and regulatory matters and has experience in a broad range... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com David Lampton,Lester Ross David Lampton,Lester Ross The United States is in an arms race with China, similar to the one it had with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Space is being militarised as Beijing and Washington are on a course to dismantle the few current limits on space competition devised in that earlier era. The US was first to land on the moon in July 1969. China started its crewed space programme relatively late, launching its first crewed flight in October 2003 and making remarkable achievements since. Beijing has announced... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3314156/threat-us-china-land-grab-space-demands-urgent-legal-reforms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3314156/threat-us-china-land-grab-space-demands-urgent-legal-reforms?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:30:08 +0000