, Beijing insisted on Jan. 19 opposed to an arms race in space after Japan and Britain joined a chorus of concern over a satellite-killing missile test by China — the first known experiment of its type in more than 20 years.
The United States says China used a ground-based ballistic missile to shoot apart an ageing weather satellite on Jan. 11, scattering dangerous debris that could damage other satellites and raising risks of escalating military rivalry in outer space.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman refused to confirm or deny the incident, but said Beijing wanted no arms race in space.
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