Beijing attacks US for 'weaponisation' of outer space

Beijing warned Monday that the US was turning the cosmos into a "battlefield", after Washington announced a new military arm called the Space Force. Following concerns that China and Russia are challenging its position in space, US President Donald Trump signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act on Friday -- which created a new branch of the US military. Beijing responded by accusing the US of "pursuing the weaponisation of outer space".

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