China warns US over orbital weapons deployment
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Key Quotes
"We call on the US side to stop expanding military capabilities and end preparations for war in space."
เราขอเรียกร้องให้ฝ่ายสหรัฐฯ หยุดขยายศักยภาพทางทหารและยุติตั้งรับการเตรียมพร้อมทำสงครามในอวกาศ
"We are counting on broad international cooperation to continue working towards complete demilitarization of space."
เรากำลังหวังพึ่งการร่วมมือในระดับนานาชาติอย่างกว้างขวางเพื่อดำเนินงานต่อไปสู่การปลอดทหารในอวกาศโดยสมบูรณ์
Key Entities
Place
A superpower that admitted to installing weapons in Earth's orbit.
A country that warned against the militarization of space and possesses its own space station.
A country calling for space to be completely free of weapons.
A country that reported destroying a low-orbit satellite in March 2019.
The entity that launched the first satellite, Sputnik, in 1957.
A country alleged to have received satellite imagery from China to target US military personnel.
The location where US military personnel were killed in July.
Organization
The US military branch that confirmed the existence of orbital space control weapons.
The Chinese government body that opposed US military expansion in space.
The seat of the Russian government.
The first satellite sent into orbit by the Soviet Union.
The international organization that holds disarmament meetings.
AFP(เอเอฟพี)
The news agency providing the source material.
A publication that reported on China providing satellite photos to Iran.
Person
Guo Jikun(กั๋ว จี้คุน)
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China.
Spokesperson for the Kremlin.
Song Zhongping(สว่ง จงผิง)
An independent military critic in Hong Kong and former Chinese army trainer.
Leticia Cesare(เลทิเชีย เซซารี)
An expert in space law.
Law
A 1967 treaty prohibiting weapons of mass destruction in Earth's orbit.