10 | Friday, March 5, 2021 HONG KONG EDITION | CHINA DAILY WORLD Another Collective view SpaceX rocket in highlighted in fiery end

WASHINGTON — Third time’s a charm? Not so for SpaceX, whose Biden shift unmanned rocket exploded on the ground on Wednesday after carry­ ing out what had seemed to be a suc­ Security guidance positions US for cessful flight and landing — fresh on the heels of two fiery crashes. global cooperation — China included It was yet another flub involving a prototype of the Starship rocket, By ZHAO HUANXIN in Washington Biden also stressed that the US’ Games organizers in Tokyo take part in a meeting with Olympic officials on Wednesday. which SpaceX hopes one day to [email protected] strength abroad derives from DU XIAOYI / XINHUA send to Mars. building back better at home, “A beautiful soft landing,” a SpaceX The White House on Wednesday which should start by “decisively commentator said on a live broad­ vowed to build back better at home responding to the public health cast of the test flight, although flames and reembrace international coop­ and economic crises unleashed by Foreign fans likely to miss out on Games were coming out at the bottom and eration while stressing that “strate­ COVID­19”. crews were trying to put them out. gic competition” with China should The document singled out China The rocket exploded a few min­ not preclude collaboration. That and Russia as main threats and By WANG XU in Tokyo ’s Minister for the Tokyo respect, we may have to set one or utes later, lurching into the air and message was set out in the interim vowed to build up “enduring advan­ [email protected] Olympic and Paralympic Games, another priority.” crashing back to the ground. national security strategy guidance tages” and present an agenda seek­ Tamayo Marukawa, and Tokyo With most of the world strug­ “As if the flight test was not excit­ of the administration of US Presi­ ing to outcompete China and any Japan is likely to ban foreign Governor also gling to deal with the crisis and ing enough, SN10 experienced a rap­ dent Joe Biden. other nation. visitors to attend the rescheduled attended the closed­door meet­ contagious variants of the virus id unscheduled disassembly shortly In the 24­page document released It calls China “the only competitor Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Para­ ing. spreading or yet to emerge, medi­ after landing,” SpaceX joked on its that day, Biden noted that many of the potentially capable of combining its lympics, local media reported, After the meeting, Hashimoto cal experts say it is unrealistic to website, without giving an explana­ biggest threats the country faces economic, diplomatic, military, and creating enormous curiosity stopped short of saying there expect full­capacity crowds in the tion for the explosion. respect no borders or walls and must technological power to mount a sus­ about how the world’s biggest would be no foreign fans at this stands this summer. “All in all a great day for the Starship be met with collective action. tained challenge to a stable and open sport gala would look like amid year’s Games, but she hinted at it Kentaro Iwata, a professor of teams,” it said, adding that test flights Posing profound dangers are pan­ international system”. the coronavirus pandemic. by saying: “If the situation is infectious diseases at Univer­ helped with the development of a demics and other biological risks, Despite the concerns of the US, The Japanese newspaper Main­ tough and it would make the con­ sity, said the “most reasonable reusable transport system to carry the climate crisis, cyber and digital Beijing has made it clear that it does ichi Shimbun reported on Thurs­ sumers concerned, that is a situa­ decision” is to hold the Games crew and cargo on interplanetary threats, international economic dis­ not want to replace US dominance day the decision had already been tion we need to avoid from without spectators, adding “other flights, to the Moon, Mars and beyond. ruptions, humanitarian crises, vio­ in the world. made to exclude foreign fans. It happening.” options are not right from a medi­ “Starship SN10 landed in one lent extremism and terrorism, and cited unnamed sources involved Hashimoto said the organizing cal standpoint”. piece!” SpaceX founder Elon Musk the proliferation of nuclear weap­ No zero-sum game in an online discussion between bodies agreed to decide by the end The Japanese government is tweeted jokingly about an hour aft­ ons and other weapons of mass “The bilateral relationship is no the Games’ organizing bodies. of March whether to allow over­ studying several options, such as er the explosion. destruction. zero­sum game; the success of one “In the current situation it is seas spectators and they plan to only allowing people living in “None can be effectively addressed does not have to entail the other’s impossible to bring in foreign announce next month if the num­ Japan to be in the stands, having ‘Great work!’ by one nation acting alone. And failure,” Chinese State Councilor spectators,” the Mainichi Shim­ ber of spectators will be limited as limited crowds, or even organiz­ “SpaceX team is doing great work! none can be effectively addressed and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said bun said, citing an unnamed gov­ a measure to prevent coronavirus ing events behind closed doors. One day, the true measure of success with the United States on the side­ on Feb 22 at a virtual forum held at ernment official. infections. Separately, Japanese Prime will be that Starship flights are com­ lines,” Biden wrote in the guidance. the ministry. On Wednesday night, Japan’s Minister said on monplace,” he said in a second tweet. The document outlines a spectrum Chinese Ambassador to the US new president of the Tokyo Olym­ Hard decisions looming Wednesday the government is The latest prototype, named of challenges the Biden administra­ Cui Tiankai also said at the event: pic organizing committee Seiko Before the meeting was closed considering a two­week extension SN10, for serial number 10, took off a tion hopes to tackle, including the “China has had no intention what­ Hashimoto had an online discus­ to reporters, Bach hinted at hard of a state of emergency in the little before 2320 GMT from Boca pandemic, “a crushing economic soever to challenge or displace any sion with International Olympic decisions to be made. Tokyo area due to continuing Chica, Texas. downturn, a crisis of racial justice and country, let alone make it its strate­ Committee President Thomas “We will focus on the essen­ pressure on the medical system The rocket rose into the sky and deepening climate emergency”. gic goal.” Bach and International Paralym­ tials,” Bach said. “That means from COVID­19 cases. progressively shut down its three The interim strategy is expected At the same time, the interim pic Committee President Andrew mainly the competitions. This has engines as it reached a height of 10 to be followed by Biden’s inaugural strategy appeared to toe the line of Parsons. to be the clear focus. In this Agencies contributed to this story. kilometers and assumed a horizon­ National Security Strategy, which Biden’s consistent, pragmatic China tal position before becoming verti­ will be released later this year, his policy since taking office: keep cal again and returning to Earth. Press Secretary Jen Psaki said. engaging China if it is in the US’ As seen on SpaceX video, it Biden has signaled another rever­ interests. appeared to have otherwise landed sal from his predecessor Donald “We also recognize that strategic N. Ireland spat may spoil peace deal properly after its flight. Then came Trump’s “America First” strategy by competition does not, and should the explosion. recommitting to alliances and part­ not, preclude working with China By JULIAN SHEA in London looking at legal options and legal There are fears disputes over Musk has been developing the nerships, but he seems to have kept an when it is in our national interest to [email protected] action which means a much more the border could threaten the next­generation Starship rocket for assessment from Trump’s National do so,” the document read, adding formalized and rigid negotiation Good Friday Agreement, the 1998 the purpose of going to Mars — Security Strategy that “economic that renewing the country’s advan­ Northern Ireland has reemerged process as opposed to a process of document that brought an end to though two prototypes, SN8 and SN9, security is national security”. tages ensures engagement with Chi­ as a stumbling block in the post­ partnership where you try to solve decades of violent civil conflict blew up spectacularly on their test He said the US will “again embrace na “from a position of confidence Brexit relationship between the the problems together,” he added. across Ireland and the UK. runs in December and early February. international cooperation”, including and strength”. United Kingdom and the Europe­ Ireland’s deputy prime minister A letter sent to Prime Minister The tests take place in a nearly joining with the international com­ It said Washington will conduct an Union after the UK extended Leo Varadkar backed him up, call­ Boris Johnson by the Loyalist deserted area leased by SpaceX in munity to tackle the climate crisis practical, results­oriented diplo­ grace periods for border checks on ing the actions “not the way a Communities Council, or LCC, South Texas near the border with and other shared challenges and macy with Beijing and work to the Irish Sea, something the EU friend should behave” and “not which represents Loyalist para­ Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico. The resuming US leadership in multilat­ reduce the risk of misperception says is in breach of international the way a respectable, honorable military groups, said border disa­ area is vast and empty enough that eral organizations. and miscalculation. law. country should behave”. greements meant it no longer an accident or explosion would not Northern Ireland, which is part On Wednesday, European Com­ backed the agreement, and called likely cause damage or fatalities. of the UK, is currently bureaucrat­ mission Vice President Maros Sef­ on him to renegotiate the North­ Apart from Mars, the rocket, if it Washington urged to take rational path ically separated from the British covic spoke to Lord Frost, the UK ern Ireland Protocol, the part of becomes operational, could also mainland for trade purposes, as it Cabinet member with responsi­ the Brexit divorce terms relating prove useful for closer trips, espe­ remained in the EU single market bility for EU relations, after which to Northern Ireland. cially to the Moon. Efforts by the United States to target ways to manage their differences and for goods as part of the Brexit deal. a UK government spokesperson “The LCC is prepared to play a certain countries will not go anywhere, achieve win­win results. This means goods arriving from said the Commission had been meaningful role in seeking a work­ AGENCIES VIA XINHUA China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman China is committed to developing a the mainland will be subject to given “official­level notification” able solution, however a starting said in urging the US to take a rational relationship with the US built on non­ customs checks, although this will of the move earlier in the week. point has to be the acceptance that and practical policy toward China. confrontation, non­conflict, mutual not come into effect until the end a hard border on the island of Ire­ Wang Wenbin made the remarks in respect and win­win cooperation, the of March. But the British govern­ ‘Operational reasons’ land, or between Northern Ireland response to a speech by US Secretary spokesman said. ment unilaterally extended this Lord Frost underlined the and the rest of the United King­ of State Antony Blinken on Wednes­ At the same time, Wang added, period until October. extension was needed for “opera­ dom has no cross­community sup­ day in which he described the US rela­ Beijing will resolutely continue to safe­ Speaking to Irish state broad­ tional reasons”, the spokesperson port here and is therefore tionship with China as “the biggest guard China’s national sovereignty, caster RTE, Ireland’s foreign min­ continued, and added such meas­ untenable,” wrote its chairman geopolitical test of the 21st century”. security, and development interests. ister Simon Coveney said the UK’s ures were “well precedented in David Campbell. Blinken also emphasized the need for China hopes the US will view bilater­ actions meant the EU was now other international trade arrange­ “If the EU is not prepared to the US to work with allies and part­ al relations in a rational and objective negotiating over Northern Ire­ ments, and that they were entirely honor the entirety of the Agree­ SpaceX SN10 explodes after ners to engage with China. manner, abandon its outdated zero­ land “with a partner it simply consistent with our intention to ment then it will be responsible for landing in Texas on Wednesday. At a daily news conference, Wang sum game mindset, and meet China can’t trust”. discharge our obligations under the permanent destruction of the The image was taken from said: “Dialogue and cooperation are halfway, Wang said. He said Beijing “That is why the EU is now the Protocol in good faith”. Agreement.” social media. REUTERS always better than confrontation.” also hopes Washington will focus on He said that as long as the two cooperation and return bilateral ties to countries stick to the principle of the right track, delivering benefits to ca’s Adversaries Through Sanctions mutual respect and equality, in spite both countries and the world. Act, or CAATSA, in response to the of their different histories, cultures Turkey eyes top­up on Russia air system S­400 purchase. and political systems, they can find ZHOU JIN “We have not noticed any direct By REN QI in Moscow of the S­400 system continues,” he transfer of production technology to effect from the US sanctions,” [email protected] said, adding that Turkey is also Turkey. Demir said. “Turkey will see the working on reinforcing its armed The agreement made Turkey the fallout from the US applying the Turkey is considering bolstering forces by developing its own air first member of the trans­Atlantic CAATSA, but at present there are Nature’s power its Russian­supplied missile defense systems. security alliance to buy an air no clear consequences.” defense system with additional “This year, the deliveries of Sun­ defense system from Russia. Demir called the US position to purchases in the face of US opposi­ gur and Hisar A+ air defense sys­ Ankara’s S­400 purchase incorrect. tion, the chief of the country’s tems will begin and the work on Profound concerns “If they think that this will dissuade defense industries agency said on developing the domestic Siper air “We have and we continue to us from any our national decision, Wednesday. defense system continues.” urge Turkey not to retain this sys­ then they are incorrect,” he said. The United States in December As Turkey weighs its options, tem,” Price said last month. “We Of Turkey’s position on buying the imposed sanctions on fellow NATO Demir said the S­400 system have very profound concerns about F­35, a next­generation fighter jet member Turkey over its initial pur­ already delivered to Turkey was the S­400 system and the S­400 sys­ from the US, he said the country is chase of the S­400 surface­to­air ready for activation. tem in the context of a NATO ally. not seeking it “at any cost”. missile system. Demir’s remarks come within a “They threaten the security of Turkey was excluded from the US’ Turkey has not felt any conse­ month of US State Department NATO technology and they are F­35 program after it purchased the quences from the US sanctions spokesperson Ned Price reiterating inconsistent with Turkey’s commit­ Russian missile defense system. The imposed over the purchase of the the country’s opposition to Turkey’s ments as a NATO ally.” country hired US law firm Arnold & missile system, Ismail Demir, the possession of the Russian­made air In the sanctions announced on Porter to represent its interests in president of Turkey’s Defense defense system. Dec 14, the US imposed restrictions Washington in February. Industry Directorate, said in an In 2017, Turkey and Russia signed on the leadership of Turkey’s Demir claimed Turkey’s move to The damage to a house from an earthquake is assessed in the Greek interview with the Turkish NTV tel­ a $2.5 billion deal on the delivery of Defense Industry Directorate, hire the law firm did not signal an village of Mesochori on Wednesday. A 6.3­magnitude quake hit the evision channel. the S­400 missile system to Ankara. including Demir and three other effort to reenter the F­35 program central region of Greece, injuring a dozen people. VAGGELIS KOUSIORAS / AP “Our work on the second (round) The deal also envisages partial Turks under the Countering Ameri­ but to seek compensation.