Jim looked at the news about Mars and the Ant Army Group, his expression filled with unwillingness.
Their NASA had been the first organization to explore Mars, yet now the Ant Army Group had forcefully declared ownership of the planet.
Other than Mars, there were not many planets in the Solar System suitable for human landings and extraterrestrial research.
The authorities were busy dealing with the war and had no time for such matters, offering only symbolic opposition. As professionals, they understood the seriousness of the situation.
If the Ant Army Group truly monopolized ownership of Mars, it would be a disaster for extraterrestrial research institutions around the world.
Once the war ended, Huaxia would become the first nation to enter interstellar space, enjoying limitless resources and a head start. Their extraterrestrial research, along with that of other countries, would all be restricted by the Ant Army Group's rules.
That would be a huge constraint on their future interstellar exploration and development.
"Contact the space research institutions of other countries. Launch a humanity-wide space conference and establish space regulations," Jim said decisively.
He had to unite space experts from every country and organization other than Huaxia's researchers to oppose the Ant Army Group's absurd claim of ownership and force the group to compromise.
"You want to join forces with us to pressure the Ant Army Group?"
At the European Space Agency, Jan Woerner's eyes flickered after hearing Jim's words, unable to make up his mind.
The global space research community was indeed furious over the Ant Army Group's declaration that it would occupy Mars, but faced with the group's terrifying technological capabilities, no one could stir up any resistance.
"Only by joining forces and pressuring the Ant Army Group can we claim the moral and legal high ground. The