{"id":28366,"date":"2019-11-15T01:34:30","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T01:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/15\/chinas-space-silk-road-could-pose-a-challenge-to-the-us\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:14:44","slug":"chinas-space-silk-road-could-pose-a-challenge-to-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2019\/11\/15\/chinas-space-silk-road-could-pose-a-challenge-to-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Space Silk Road could pose a challenge to the US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

China\u2019s wants to replace the United States as the dominant power in space, a new report warned, and to hold onto this position the Pentagon should consider having the Space Force protect freedom of navigation and communications in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission called out China\u2019s aim to replace the United States as the premier power in space in its annual report released Nov. 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChina\u2019s government and military are determined to meet ambitious goals for space leadership, if not dominance, and China has connected its space program with its broader ambitions to become a terrestrial leader in political, economic, and military power,\u201d the report said. \u201cBeijing aims to establish a leading position in the future space-based economy and capture important sectors of the global commercial space industry, including promoting its space industry through partnerships under what it has termed the \u2018Space Silk Road.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commission calls for Congress to direct the National Space Council to develop a strategy to counter efforts by China and Russia and ensure the United States remains the preeminent space power. The commission also recommends that the space domain be more fully integrated into all policy, training and exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\t