TOW #13 China lands Jade Rabbit robot rover on Moon by Paul Rincon

            It has been 37 years since the last soft moon landing, and right now YUTU, more commonly known as the Jade Rabbit, is roaming around on the moon. In the article China lands Jade Rabbit robot rover on Moon by Paul Rincon details the success of Chinese. Rincon is the Science editor at BBC News Website. The purpose of the article was to detail the latest moon landing, but also speculate what this event means for the Chinese. In order to give information about the landing and show what the possible outcomes are for the Chinese Rincon pulled quotes from multiple diverse reliable sources. Rincon got a quote from one of the space engineers for the lunar program that stated that the mission “is an important component to mankind’s activities to explore the peaceful use of space” which gives the audience a view as to how the Chinese view the landing. Later in the article Rincon pulls a quote from an American professor at the US Naval War College that states “with the US exploration moribund at best, that opens a window for China to be perceived as the global technology leader” this quotes contrasts to what the Chinese have said the landing means, which allows the audience to make their own analysis as to what will come in the future. The audience of the piece would be people who have less of an interest in the actual moon landing, but more of an interest as to what this historic event means for the future. I believe that the author did accomplish his purpose, I was able to get a brief understanding as to what actually happened with the moon landing, while getting a greater knowledge as what this moon landing really means in terms of global powers. I enjoyed that this article wasn't to obviously biased either, he did not just write about what other people who are not Chinese believe the moon landing means, but also let the actual people who designed the mission, the Chinese, give their own words as to what it all means.