China Expands Satellite Network, US Warns of Growing Threat

China is building a huge number of spy satellites—more than 510—so it can watch what the United States and its friends are doing in the Pacific.

The US Space Force says these satellites let China see everything, even through clouds, and can help it plan attacks.

China also wants to make its own communication satellites so its military can keep talking even if the US tries to jam them.

The US thinks China might also have weapons that could shoot down other countries’ satellites.

Because of all this, the US is worried that China could become a big threat in space.