China urges the Untied States to abandon its missile shield project and take concrete actions to maintain global strategic stability, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at a press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday.
In response to a media query about U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement on Tuesday to deploy a 175 billion U.S. dollar missile defense system dubbed the "Golden Dome," appointing U.S. Space Force General Michael Guetlein to lead what Trump described as a "Manhattan Project-scale" initiative, Mao said China is seriously concerned about it.
"The so-called 'Golden Dome' plan aims to build a global, multi-layered and multi-domain missile defense system that is not subject to any constraints. It openly seeks a significant expansion of outer space-based combat capabilities, including the development and deployment of orbital interception systems. It carries clear offensive implications, violates the principle of peaceful use of outer space as advocated by the Outer Space Treaty, and will heighten the risks of space militarization and an arms race, undermining international security and arms control frameworks," Mao said.
"The United States pursues an 'America First' policy, obsessively seeking absolute security for itself, at the expense of the principle of undiminished security for all countries. This jeopardizes global strategic balance and stability. China is seriously concerned over this development. We urge the U.S. to abandon its development and deployment of a global missile defense system and take concrete steps to enhance strategic mutual trust among major powers and safeguard global strategic stability," she added.
China urges US to abandon missile shield project: spokeswoman
China urges US to abandon missile shield project: spokeswoman
