There may be ulterior motives.
Claim the moon on the basis of 1st colony?
The moon will have a colony far before space stations/mars/other.
Western nations are short term thinkers, China is not.
The 1st colony will have first rights to democratically declare independence from Earth.
Stock that satellite with friendly votes. It may be already too late for Antarctica!

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