China says Japan’s space defence guidelines ‘threaten security and stability’

China has hit out at Japan over its new space defence strategy, calling it a threat to security and stability.
Japan unveiled the space defence guidelines in Tokyo on Monday. Its defence ministry cited Chinese and Russian development of military capabilities in space as a reason it was seeking to boost defence in space and cooperation with the United States and other allies.
In response, China’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said that in space, Japan, the US and other Western countries continued… South China Morning Post