{"id":384891,"date":"2026-01-01T14:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/384891\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T14:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:48:10","slug":"china-warns-satellites-from-elon-musks-starlink-are-safety-and-security-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/384891\/","title":{"rendered":"China warns satellites from Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink are \u2018safety and security\u2019 risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China has warned that the rapid expansion of internet satellite constellations such as SpaceX\u2019s <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/starlink?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Starlink<\/a> presented \u201cpronounced safety and security challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Addressing an informal United Nations Security Council event initiated by Russia on Monday, Beijing\u2019s representative cited several incidents, including near collisions between Starlink satellites and the Chinese space station in 2021, and a satellite that disintegrated in December.<\/p>\n<p>The representative also pointed to the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3337026\/foreign-ship-gets-penalty-illegally-using-starlink-within-chinese-waters-report-says?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">disregard of countries\u2019 airspace and laws<\/a> by \u201ccertain low Earth orbit constellations\u201d, including their use for military reconnaissance and by terrorist and separatist groups.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The comments were made shortly after a senior Starlink executive said there had been a near miss between one of the firm\u2019s satellites and a newly launched Chinese satellite, accusing the Chinese side of not coordinating with other satellites.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cIn recent years, humanity has made new progress in the exploration and use of outer space,\u201d the representative said, according to a statement by Beijing\u2019s UN mission that did not name the diplomat involved.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cAt the same time, it must also be noted that, with the rapid expansion of commercial space activities, the unchecked proliferation of commercial satellite constellations by a certain country, in the absence of effective regulation, has given rise to pronounced safety and security challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"China has warned that the rapid expansion of internet satellite constellations such as SpaceX\u2019s Starlink presented \u201cpronounced 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