As the NASA-led International Space Station (ISS) approaches the end of its useful life, China wants to increase the size of its space station from three to six modules .
China shares ambitious plans to double its space station as the ISS approaches the end of its life cycle::undefined
At least the US has a still vaguely functional democratic process.
You mean barely functional?
Barely functional is still better than utterly unimaginable.
“The United States is also a one-party state but, with typical American extravagance, they have two of them.” - Julius Nyerere
A wonderful quote.