China denies space arms race after satellite shot down

CHINA has played down fears of a military space race after US spy agencies said it had shot down a satellite for the first time, drawing condemnation from Washington and its Asian allies.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, while declining to confirm the incident, said other countries should not be alarmed.

“There’s no need to feel threatened about this. So far we have not got any confirmed information about this,” said Liu Jianchao, adding that China had no intention of triggering an arms race in space.