When Donald Trump’s White House established the US Space Force in 2019 as the sixth branch of the US military, Washington boasted control of “the ultimate high ground”.
But four years before the formal establishment of that military service branch, Beijing had already established a new branch of its military, also aimed at outer space.
When Donald Trump’s White House established the US Space Force in 2019 as the sixth branch of the US military, Washington boasted control of “the ultimate high ground”.