"Global Space Race: China and US Accelerate Efforts Amid Orbital Safety Concerns"

U.S. officials warn that China is rapidly advancing its space capabilities, tripling its on-orbit intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance satellites since 2018 and building a "kill web" over the Pacific Ocean to target U.S. and allied military capabilities. China has also developed counterspace weapons and demonstrated anti-satellite weapon technology. The U.S. acknowledges the challenge to its leadership in space and emphasizes the need for innovation and resilience in space technology to counter this threat, while emphasizing that war in space is not inevitable and would be detrimental to the United States and its allies.