Originally Posted by
Peelee
With the vast majority of the cost being covered by the United States, crewed mostly by US astronauts (we have had more crew on the ISS than nearly all other nations combined. The only other country that even comes close is Russia), and we're the ones who banned China from participation.
Yes, it is an international venture, but if someone wants to have a measuring contest its not out of hand to claim that as one of our accomplishments.