US Space Force General Says China’s Military Developing Space Assets at ‘Breathtaking Speed’

China’s ambitions with regard to the moon are also among Space Command’s concerns.

U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen N. Whiting speaks during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington on Feb. 29, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, recently warned about China’s “breathtakingly fast” development of space military capabilities following his trips to South Korea and Japan.

“We are seriously focused at U.S. Space Command on our pacing challenge, which is the People’s Republic of China,” Gen. Whiting told reporters during a call from Japan on April 24.