House Seeks to Ban NASA from China Ties

In a long-running fight between the Obama administration and Congressman Frank Wolf, a critic of China on human rights, national security and economic ties with the United States, the Virginia Republican seeks to ban NASA from having any relationship with the Chinese space program, reports POLITICO.

“None of the funds made available by this division may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate in any way with China or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this division,” the bill’s drafters wrote.

The chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee that funds the United States space program, Wolf's subcommittee added language in the House “continuing resolution” that forbids NASA from providing for visits by Chinese dignitaries.