We Should Be Like Them

"We're willing to communicate and engage with Nasa (the US space agency) but our principle is we should be equal and benefit together. Although China's a developing country, we won't beg" Sun Laiyan said to the press in his first press conference after he took up a position as the chief administrator at the China National Space Administration (CNSA) in April.

The US has blocked China from participating in the International Space Station, which may be one reason why China is prepared to build its own.

So I guess it's time for many countries to venture in space exploration. Well not necessarily the space exploration, but probably space technology as what the United States has been working on for the last 50 years or so. Many sectors can benefit from this technology. But bear in mind that this technology come with no cheesy price. It can cost more than a single billion dollars, right from the initial plan to train the astronauts and to build the spaceship. However in the long run, it will benefit the mankind more than we can ever imagine right from medicine technology, industrial research and development as well as science and technology expansion for our country.

Nonetheless, all these can only be achieved if we set a strong mindset on the issue of self-dignity. The motivation to move forward, the motivation to innovate and the motivation to be at par with other countries, not only in science and technology, but also in other areas such as human rights, consumer rights, just judicial system and many more. Until this, we cannot stand tall with others.

Change the mindset.

As one die hard supporter of Alam Shah Rugby team chanted, "Win the scrum, win the ball, win the game!!". The ball is in our hands now, it's time to bring it on!