Beijing is intent on dominating the democratised space age even as Joe Biden's administration aims for orbital resilience
Gen. Jay Raymond, right, chief of space operations presents President Donald Trump with the official flag of the Space Force in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, May 15, 2020. The Biden administration is inheriting the menace of Chinese antisatellite arms as well as an innovative way of trying to defuse the escalating threat.
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