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China complaint on Starlink near miss seen as rationale to arm its space station

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FPI / January 5, 2022 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Dec. 3, 2021, China complained to the United Nations that on July 1 and Oct. 21, 2021, satellites of the United States SpaceX Corporation’s Starlink Internet-satellite constellation came close to China’s Tiangong space station, forcing at least one avoidance maneuver. China’s complaint, however, may end up providing an excuse for China to equip Tiangong and future Chinese space stations with defensive and offensive military capabilities, all consistent with a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) controlled space program that produces military “dual-use” benefits for the PLA. Significantly, China’s complaint exposes a glaring…

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