China urges U.S. to stop expanding military build-up in space

(ECNS) -- China has urged the U.S. to stop expanding military build-up in space and take concrete actions to uphold global strategic stability, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense said on Thursday.

Zhang Xiaogang made the remarks at a press conference in response to U.S. plans for the Golden Dome missile defense system.

The U.S. presses ahead with the Golden Dome system, deploys space-based weapons, continuously expands its military build-up, and stokes an arms race in outer space, Zhang stated.

Such acts violate relevant principles of the Outer Space Treaty, heightening the risk of turning space into a war zone, triggering a space arms race, and shaking the international security and arms control regime, he stressed.

"Its actions will once again open Pandora's box," Zhang said. This proves again that no country has done more than the U.S. in militarizing space and making it a battlefield, he added.

(By Zhang Dongfang)