China quietly builds worldwide space network, alarming US over future military power

China quietly builds worldwide space network, alarming US over future military power

China space dominance race intensifies as Beijing quietly expands satellite infrastructure in dozens of Global South countries, potentially giving China long-term leverage, experts say.

China quietly builds worldwide space network, alarming US over future military power – Your Capital Minds

More than a decade ago, China launched its Belt and Road Initiative, pouring billions into ports, railways and power plants across the developing world to extend Beijing’s economic and political reach far beyond its borders. Today, experts say China is applying that same playbook to a far more strategic domain: space. Across Africa, Latin America and other parts of the Global South, Chinese firms have quietly built or expanded satellite ground s…