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New details about China's space-weapons program have been released ahead of a congressional annual report outlining Beijing's plans to destroy or jam US satellites and limit American combat operations.
The final report by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission examining China's programs, dubbed counterspace arms, is due to be published next month.
A late draft of the commission's annual report, obtained by Inside the Ring, states:
"China is pursuing a broad and robust array of counterspace capabilities, which includes direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles, co-orbital anti-satellite systems, computer network operations, ground-based satellite jammers and directed energy weapons. China’s nuclear arsenal also provides an inherent anti-satellite capability."
Update: New details of Chinese space weapons revealed (Washington Times)
WNU Editor: The Chinese are definitely pursuing a policy where if they do not have the "high ground", they will deny it to everyone else.
Update #2: China's star wars weapons include 'missile-loaded satellites able to crash into International Space Station' -- IBTimes
Update #3: China Space Weapons: New Details Reveal They Are Aimed To Attack U.S. Satellites, Ground Infrastructure -- HNGN