" In May 2005, China's foreign ministry spokesman Kong Quan told an audience, "Space is our shared treasure which should be used for the benefit of all mankind.

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Taken together with the other reasons for American support for Israel - particularly religious affinity for the people of the Bible - Gilder's book shows that the American and Israeli people are indeed natural friends and allies bound together by their exceptionalism that motivates them to strive for excellence and progress to the benefit of all mankind.

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