China: America is the biggest threat to space security

The US is leading a dangerous drive to militarize outer space, China’s military has said, arguing that the Pentagon is the biggest threat to peace and security on the space frontier.

Responding to recent warnings from U.S. officials about Beijing’s growing arsenal of “anti-satellite weapons,” Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang told reporters that it is Washington, not the People’s Republic, that is seeking to turn space into an arena. The war is coming.

He said in a press conference: The United States uses the threats of other countries as an excuse to expand its military power, and China is firmly against it. As we all know, the US defines space as a “war zone”, develops and deploys offensive space weapons… and even maliciously tracks and dangerously close to other countries’ spacecraft. and creates the risk of collision with space objects.

Zhang was apparently responding to comments from US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, who has repeatedly emphasized the perceived threat posed by Beijing as its military continues to expand and modernize. Earlier this month, the official warned that Washington is “running out of time” to keep pace with Chinese forces and sees future war as inevitable.

We can no longer see conflict as a remote possibility or a future problem that we may have to deal with, Kendall said. The danger of conflict is here now and this danger will increase with time.

In a memo released last September to the U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon’s newest branch, Kendall raised warnings about China’s possible invasion of space, saying Beijing was “dramatically expanding its nuclear force and military space capabilities.” It is itself. We cannot maintain deterrence by standing still.”

In recent weeks, US officials and lawmakers have responded to media reports that Russia is similarly planning to deploy military hardware into Earth orbit. However, Moscow has completely denied the allegation, with Russian President Vladimir Putin calling the claim “baseless” in his national address on Thursday. The Kremlin leader added that such accusations are simply America’s attempt to drag Russia into arms control talks, which are exclusively for Washington’s benefit.