ANALYSIS US-China rivalry is extending from Earth into space


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https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/06/Ebrahim-Raisi.jpg When it comes to the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China , the sky is by no means the limit. As the two countries jockey for economic, technological, geopolitical and even ideological superiority on Earth, space has become a natural extension — and crucial frontier — in their great power competition. And due to the inherent dual-use nature of space technologies, what’s at stake extends far beyond mere scientific prestige and global standing. In addition to national defence, so much of our life on Earth — from digital communications to navigation — depends on satellites in space....