China's Ministry of National Defense has raised the alarm over Japan's stepped-up push to build a military outpost in space 🌌🚀. In 2025, Tokyo unveiled plans to reorganize its Air Self-Defense Force into an Air and Space Self-Defense Force and aims to build a spacecraft carrier by fiscal year 2026.
Why the fuss? Space militarization means developing tech that can jam or even take down satellites. That's a big deal when everything from your Ola rides to Grab food delivery relies on GPS and satellite signals 🎮📍. Experts warn this could spark a space arms race, with nations racing to outgun each other above Earth.
Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang called Japan's moves 'extremely dangerous and unpopular', noting wartime memories of surprise attacks and cautioning about a potential Pearl Harbor scenario in orbit ⚠️. As space becomes the next defense frontier, regional security is on high alert. Stay tuned as 2026 approaches – the real battleground might soon be beyond our planet.
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China: Japan's push toward space militarization 'extremely dangerous'
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