China's Progress in Hypersonic Weapons Has Affected the Balance of Power Between China and the US

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Dmitri says china's dramatic demonstration of its progress in hypersonic weapons has altered the perception of china's military capabilities. The hyposonic test was unprecedented evidence that america is no longer supreme in all areas of military technology, according to Dmitri. One person worried by china's development of advanced weapons like hypersonics is mike gallager. He reckons it will most likely be as a result of ch China's claim over ti wan. I think the whole world will be a chess board for sijim ping, if and when he decides omake a move on tian. And i think this cold escalate very quickly.

In the latest episode of this Tech Tonic season about US-China tech rivalry, the FT’s US-China correspondent Demetri Sevastopulo tells the inside story of his scoop on China’s secret hypersonic weapon test and how it changed geopolitics. We hear about the new space race between China and the US, including powerful satellite-destroying missiles and the pursuit of commercial space capabilities. Could China and the US ever co-operate on space exploration or are we seeing the dawn of a new space race?

Presented by James Kynge, the FT’s global China editor, this episode features interviews with US congressman Mike Gallagher; Todd Harrison, director of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Robert Zubrin, president of the Mars Society.

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Hosted by James Kynge. Interview with congressman Mike Gallagher conducted by Demetri Sevastopulo. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Josh Gabert-Doyon is producer. Manuela Saragosa is executive producer. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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