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  • Source: Agencies
  • 22 May 2025 15:20
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China tells the US to stop accusing it and Russia of threatening space security, stressing it opposes militarization and seeks peaceful space use.

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  • From left, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, Gary A. Ashworth Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force and Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations of Space Force, Washington, May 6, 2025 (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
    From left, US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, Gary A. Ashworth Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force and Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations of Space Force, Washington, May 6, 2025 (AP/Jose Luis Magana)

China's Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned recent accusations by the United States that Beijing and Moscow pose a growing threat to American space operations.

In a press briefing on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning urged Washington to “stop irresponsible rhetoric” and abandon its pursuit of military dominance in space.

“China has always insisted on the peaceful use of outer space, and opposed the weaponization of and arms race in space,” Mao said, responding to US claims that Russian and Chinese technology now poses the ‘greatest threat’ to the United States in space defense.

The renewed US accusations were made by General Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations at the US Space Force, who alleged that both China and Russia possess anti-satellite capabilities that endanger US interests.

Rejecting these allegations, Mao stated that Beijing has no interest in entering a space race, nor in pursuing “space supremacy.”

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Instead, she emphasized that it is the US that has designated outer space as a military battlefield, a move that threatens global security.

“The US continues to build up its space forces, form a military alliance in outer space, and contribute to its weaponization, posing a serious threat to universal development and security interests,” she warned.

Mao urged the US to halt its space militarization agenda and work toward “lasting peace and security” in orbit, reiterating China’s long-held position that space should remain a zone of peaceful exploration and cooperation.

Washington accused of militarizing orbital space

Beijing’s remarks come amid rising global concern over the militarization of space, with the US leading efforts to formalize space as a new warfighting domain.

The creation of the US Space Force, coupled with expanded joint military drills and new orbital systems, has drawn criticism from both Russia and China. Both countries have long supported a legally binding treaty to prevent the deployment of weapons in outer space, an initiative that Washington has consistently blocked.

China’s response shows repeated warnings that the US approach to space risks triggering a destabilizing arms race. “We urge the US to stop expanding its military presence in outer space under the guise of national security,” Mao concluded.

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