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The announcement was made via an official post on WeChat, highlighting the growing perception of space as a new "battlefield for military struggle."..
China's state security ministry has raised alarms over foreign intelligence agencies allegedly attempting to steal secrets from its burgeoning space program...
As the competition for dominance in space intensifies, the ministry emphasised the strategic importance of safeguarding space security for China's future survival and development...
These countries have reportedly used high-precision satellites for remote sensing detection, aiming to infiltrate and extract sensitive information from China's aerospace sector.. . ) ..
In recent milestones, China successfully conducted a lunar sample return mission in 2020 with Chang'e-5 and landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the moon's far side in June 2024..