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China opens recruitment for ‘planetary defence force’ amid fears of asteroid hitting Earth
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2025
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What do you want China to do? I'm sure you aren't demanding they just let the US militarize space unopposed, so surely you have something else in mind.
Are we seriously back to this? I already laid out the alternative: reject the arms race altogether. You’re acting like I didn’t just dismantle the entire premise of “material conditions” as an excuse for empire-building. Militarizing space isn’t defense; it’s escalation. That was the point from the start.
But sure, let's spell it out once again. If China genuinely wanted to counter U.S. imperialism without mimicking it, it could focus on international cooperation instead of unilateral dominance. Build alliances for peaceful space exploration, fund global scientific initiatives, and push for treaties banning weaponization of space. The goal shouldn’t be to outgun the U.S. but to make militarization itself politically untenable.
If you’re so invested in this circular argument, at least admit it’s not about solutions—it’s about justifying domination. You want to frame this as “realpolitik,” but all you’re doing is cheerleading for one empire over another. That’s not strategy; it’s surrender to the same tired logic that keeps humanity locked in cycles of conquest.
So, what should China do? Stop playing the empire game entirely. Or are you too committed to this narrative to even consider that?
PS: I hate to be the Karen here, but can I speak to your manager? Because whoever sent you clearly didn’t prep you for this conversation
This is like the nuclear arms race. If you don't have nukes, the US might decide to regime change you at any moment.
Your alternative is "let the US dominate them" as if that's actually a real option.
Doing it in response to another military power also militarizing space is obviously defensive. Again, is China supposed to just roll over for the US?
They... are? That's Belt and Road and the China Development Bank and BRICS.
Why are you assuming China seeks dominance anyway? It's not like they kept making nukes until they had more than the US. This is likely the same - do just enough so the US leaves them alone and let's them continue their path of peaceful development.
That doesn't look like dominance to me.
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btw, there's a reason why China won't cooperate with the US on space missions. It's because the US banned cooperation with China.