"It added that "these capabilities can be employed for offensive and defensive purposes.”
Responding to the US announcement, a spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry urged the US to halt its "military buildup" in space and said China "opposes any arms race in outer space or any attempt to weaponize it and turn it into a warzone."
The Kremlin has also called for space to be kept "free of any weapons."
"We are counting on broad international consolidation to continue working toward the complete demilitarisation of space," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said."
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