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 | | Given the importance of Western space systems to RMA-type military operations, as well as the relative communications problems of naval versus land forces, the Chinese may well conclude that there is a greater benefit to be gained by denying space than by exploiting it themselves. |
 | | Given that development of space systems is acknowledged to have both economic and military benefits, it is likely that the PRC will continue to pursue broad development of its space industries, including launchers, satellite manufacturing, etc. Such an effort is likely to produce more capable commercial systems, with obvious attendant improvements for the PRC military. |
 | | Given the US dominance of the space arena, Chinese analysts may well expect that any PRC space assets would be neutralized, in one way or another, upon the advent of hostilities, and therefore not expect to have to operate with them at all. |
| www.ndu.edu /inss/China_Center/CMA_Conf_Oct00/paper10.htm (3270 words) |
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