China’s Space Force Is Way Ahead of Trump’s

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Beijing and Washington are heading for a military standoff in outer space—and cyberspace, and on the high seas, too.

Published Dec. 28 2019 4:59AM EST

HONG KONG—Nearly a year and a half after Donald J. Trump ordered the Pentagon to establish the U.S. Space Force—a whole new sixth branch of the American armed forces—he signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act on Dec.

Brendon Hong

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China’s Space Force Is Way Ahead of Trump’s

Beijing and Washington are heading for a military standoff in outer space—and cyberspace, and on the high seas, too.

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