The US is feeling a chill at its back! After China continuously demonstrated its satellite capabilities, the head of the US Space Agency became anxious and stated that China's space capabilities are much stronger than imagined. US Space Force Chief of Operations General Salzwurm believes that the US is in big trouble. On April 5th, according to AFP reports, the US Space Force Chief of Operations claimed that China's capabilities in space constitute "an incredible threat," and in any conflict between the US and China, American satellites will be the first targets to be shot down.
Salzwurm stated that, apart from ground-to-space missiles, the Chinese military has "deployed various ground-based laser weapons capable of interfering with, weakening or destroying satellite sensors." We expect them to deploy systems powerful enough to cause physical damage to satellite structures. It is obvious that after seeing our technological progress, the US feels a chill at its back and believes that China is fully capable of shooting down American satellites.
In fact, before these remarks by the US Air Force Secretary, two actions taken by China in the space domain also drew significant attention from the US. One was on March 19th when General Michael Gatrell, Deputy Chief of Operations for the US Space Force, claimed that five Chinese satellites conducted a "space dogfight" in near-Earth orbit. US media believed this technology proved that China has already acquired the capability to attack other satellites using satellites.
The other was the earthquake in Myanmar where China urgently mobilized 14 satellites through orbital maneuvers to fly over Myanmar to precisely locate the disaster situation. Undoubtedly, these two actions taken by China put pressure on the US. This time, the US Air Operations Minister claimed that China's capabilities in space constitute "an incredible threat," which is, of course, a slander, but it also proves China's strength in the space domain to some extent.
Of course, we are very clear about another calculation made by the US. The US is clearly trying to pin the label of weaponizing space exploration on us to cover themselves and take the opportunity to promote their own plans for weaponizing space exploration. We will not weaponize space exploration, but we are aware of the US's calculations, and we firmly oppose them. Regardless of whether the US wishes to see it or not, it is clear that we will continue to develop various space technologies. The US should adopt a more relaxed attitude towards our technological development.
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