China is also the US opponent in space. You don’t just win with weapons
The head of the US Space Command said on Saturday that the Chinese are the main " stimulating threat " the US faces not only on Earth but also in space. "Our threat is the Chinese, so we are watching how their space capacity is increasing," Army General James Dickinson said in Tokyo during a visit to US forces in Japan.
Space Command is different from the military branch known as Space Force. The command integrates other military branches for space operations and would oversee any future wars in space. “The Space Force is responsible for organizing and equipping the space forces. It's about war fighting, ”Dickinson said, explaining the difference between the two organizations. Practically the Space Command is the integrated strategic command of our day.
In the meantime, the Chinese have managed to send a robot to Mars and are starting to build their own space station, albeit small, just as the ISS is about to be decommissioned also by Russia.
So Beijing is serving the Pentagon as a reason to justify massive military spending. After President Biden called for an all-time high military budget of $ 753 billion for 2022, the Pentagon said his share of $ 715 billion was needed to take on China.
When it comes to space, competition with China, as well as with Russia, is at the heart of US space command and space force leaders to justify the existence of the new branch and command. "Space is very important right now," Dickinson said.
"We are seeing what our competitors are doing in space." Dickinson said the US is watching the Chinese space program "very closely".
President Biden has made it very clear that China is his administration's foreign policy priority. In his first speech to Congress, Biden said the United States is competing with Beijing to "win the 21st century". He defined the relationship as an ideological battle between "autocracy" and "democracy". Very well, and with Russia? Furthermore, the war is also won by guaranteeing greater freedom and greater well-being to one's fellow citizens. Are we sure that Biden's "culture of cancellation" and economic policies will ensure more freedom and wellbeing for citizens?
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