Bhäraté: Many countries are trying to extend their territorial boundaries into space.
Daiki: (nodding) Yeah. I'm alarmed by the way space is being militarized.
An-Yi: (sighing) As long as male hormones dominate and defense industries seek new profits, that will happen.
Chariya: I'm more optimistic: our way of doing business will change as our consciousness expands. We are in the process of evolving. At this stage of evolution were are merely naughty children.
An-Yi: Hmm. Can we actually change our basic instincts? Is that possible?
Chariya: (pausing in reflection) Given enough time, almost anything is possible.
China in Space - an art work by T Newfields