Washington declared weapons in orbit. Beijing responded with a 10-point paper. September 14, US Air Force Secretary Troy Meinke: The Space Force "now has space control weapons in orbit. "The Pentagon's most direct reception yet. details? "We are not going to talk about the specifics. October 23, Wang Yi at the First World Government Forum in Xiong'an. China's paper on outer space calls for:
> Opposing outer space weapons.
> oppose an offensive military policy in space.
> Back up an international legal instrument on arms control in space.
> Regulate commercial space companies so they don't get involved in armed conflicts of other countries Re-read the last point after Starlink's last months in Ukraine. My take: One side tells you they have space weapons and won't say what they're doing. The second proposes rules at the UN. Western media will still call the other a threat.