就像16世纪以来对海洋的占领(制海权)决定着国家的地位一样,21世纪,对宇宙空间的开拓将是重新排列国家地位的决定性因素之一。中国改革开放和现代化建设的总设计师邓小平为这一说法作了最好的注解:“如果60年代以来中国没有原子弹、氢弹,没有发射卫星,中国就不能叫有重要影响的大国,就没有现在这样的国际地位,这些东西反映一个民族的能力,也是一个民族、一个国家兴旺发达的标志。” Just as the occupation of the oceans (seaborne power) has dominated the state since the 16th century, opening up to the universe in the 21st century will be one of the decisive factors in reorienting the state. Deng Xiaoping, chief architect of China's reform, opening up and modernization, made the best comment on this statement: “If China did not have atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs and did not launch satellites since the 1960s, China could not be called a major country with important influence. Now such an international status, these things reflect the capabilities of a nation and a sign of the prosperity of a nation and a nation. ”"