China’s Expanding Satellite Network Poses Major Threat to Global Security: Analysts
A Japanese newspaper’s analysis shows Beijing’s orbital fleet actively sweeps over Japan, Taiwan, and U.S. military bases in the Pacific.
A Long March-2C rocket, carrying the Einstein Probe satellite, lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, in southwestern Sichuan Province, China, on Jan. 9, 2024. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Beijing’s expanding surveillance satellite network is designed to serve military conflicts, posing a significant challenge to the Indo-Pacific and the world, experts warn.
These suspected intelligence satellites transit Japanese airspace roughly six times an hour, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on March 15.
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Jarvis Lim is a Taiwan-based writer focusing on human rights, U.S.–China relations, China's economic and political influence in Southeast Asia, and cross-strait relations.
