Compared on: China-Russia lunar base plans
THE CLAIM · OCT 9, 2026
“China has teamed with the Russians to build their own moon base”
As reported by Jesse Watters (Jesse Watters Primetime) · Read the post
THE RECORD
“The ILRS was established through a 2021 Memorandum of Understanding between China and Russia to build a research facility on the Moon’s surface.”
Page 1 of 16 SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE & AERONAUTICS HEARING CHARTER “Strategic... · p. 12 · Read
THE RECORD
“Russian space agency Roscosmos says it has signed an agreement with China's National Space Administration to develop research facilities on the surface of the moon, in orbit or both.”
BBC · China and Russia to build lunar space station · Read
RECORD AGREES
A December 2025 House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee hearing charter describes the China-Russia 2021 memorandum establishing the International Lunar Research Station to build a Moon-surface research facility. A BBC report attributes a corresponding agreement to Roscosmos.
