Space Security - China's a Superpower on Earth

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Tod harrison is the director of the aero space security project at the centre for strategic and international studies in the us. China has been watching the united states, and what they've realized is therere two paths they could pursue. Tod says the chinese have ase both strategies. They've built their own networks of satellites like the us. But they've also developed technology to stop us. Satellites in their tracks from missiles that can shoot down satellites in space and create thousands of pieces of debris at the same time. Lazers that can blind the censers on satellites and jammers that can disrupt communications with satellites.

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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