US Space Force: China raises objection

US Space Force: China raises objection

Part of: GS Prelims and GS Mains II- International Relations

In News

• 2020 National Defence Authorization Actwas signed byU.S. President Donald Trump,which creates a new branch of the U.S. military – Space Force
• The Space Force will be the sixth formal force of the U.S. military, after the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard
• The new branch will be stood up over the next 18 months. The Space Force would comprise around 16,000 Air Force and civilian personnel.
• It is not intended to put troops into orbit, but will protect US assets – such as the hundreds of satellites used for communication and surveillance.
• China has criticised US of turning the cosmos into a battlefield and pursuing the weaponisation of outer space