US must be able to ‘turn around and punch’ in space as China boosts satellites: general
South China Morning Post
by Seong Hyeon ChoiFebruary 27, 2026
The United States needs to go on the offensive in space to be able to “turn around and punch” back at China’s rapidly expanding surveillance satellite network, according to a US Space Force general.
According to the US military news website The War Zone, Lieutenant General Gregory Gagnon said China had built “the second-best remote sensing architecture in the world from outer space”.
He said China had expanded from fewer than 100 satellites in 2013, when Chinese President Xi Jinping first came...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 2/27/2026