China Plans Lunar Base Construction Using Moon Resources in 5 Years

China plans to start building a lunar research station on the moon using lunar soil within the next five years, with the aim of establishing a basic model by 2028 and expanding it into an international one. The country also plans to launch a probe to retrieve the world's first soil sample from the far side of the moon around 2025. The U.S., China, and Russia have been competing for power in space, with NASA aiming to put astronauts back on the lunar surface by around 2025. China's ambitious plan comes after a meeting of over a hundred Chinese scientists and researchers to discuss potential lunar infrastructure.