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China is testing experimental 'dogfighting' satellites in space, US general says
China's experimental Shiyan satellite program has long been the source of speculation, especially as the country's rivalry with the US grows.
China's experimental Shiyan satellite program has long been the source of speculation, especially as the country's rivalry with the US grows in areas of technology and global influence. "Their proximity to sensitive targets alludes to more sinister intentions," Nicholas Deschenes, a US Army captain, wrote in the English Military Review in 2019, after Shiyans were detected near US satellites. Clayton Swope, a senior fellow in the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said there was a "clear trend" of China deploying satellites to conduct sophisticated space maneuvers.
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