China and the US: readying for war in space | FT

The Trump administration has given new life to America’s military presence in space –standing up a new Space Force and US Space Command — as it seeks to dominate space. But US military officials believe China is hot on their heels. US foreign policy and defence correspondent Katrina Manson reports. See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132

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