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That might be the public facing messaging, or maybe more precisely, that's one of the connotations that USG might wish for some parts of the public to pick up,
by icegreentea2 2y ago
That might be the public facing messaging, or maybe more precisely, that's one of the connotations that USG might wish for some parts of the public to pick up, but I think we can safely say that the USG as a whole doesn't believe that since it has forbidden NASA cooperation with China since 2011.
I think the sibling comment about the physical realities of ISS, plus maybe an attempt as preserving -some sort- of carrot and some measure of "good faith" with Russia. In other words, ISS and space cooperation stands as a token of proof of "hey Russia, if you do what we want, you'll actually get benefits".