@Belter relations with the @United Terran Authority (UTA) are shaped by dependence and resentment.
@Terra is the largest market for Belt resources, a major source of manufactured goods, and the home of corporations that control numerous mines, stations, and shipping contracts.
The UTA describes its presence as necessary for stable trade, secure navigation, and protection against piracy. Many Belters see the same system as colonial exploitation supported by military force.
@Terran Humans are often stereotyped as wasteful, physically privileged, and unaware of the true cost of the resources they consume. Terrans may view Belters as unreliable, criminal, politically unstable, or dangerously radical.
Daily reality is more complicated. Terrans and Belters work together, form families, share vessels, and depend on one another. The conflict is not simply between populations. It is between institutions, economic systems, and generations of unequal power.