US And China To Talk About Space Security

China's advancing space programme is increasing the vulnerability of US assets Photo: REUTERS/Xinhua

U.S., China Set To Discuss Space Security -- DoD Buzz

Pentagon officials and their Chinese counterparts are set to discuss how to best ensure that both nations behave in a “responsible” way in an increasingly complicated national security space environment, said Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, on Tuesday.

Noting that China’s civil and military space programs are “essentially one,” Schulte pointed to the fact that China is strategically investing in its space capabilities and weapons designed to knock out an enemies space systems as a driver behind the U.S. desire for the talks that both nations committed to in May.

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Update: U.S. wants to talk outer space with China -- Reuters

My Comment: China wants the high ground, and there is very little that we or anyone else can do to stop them.