China complains to US over Elon Musk’s ‘dangerous’ satellites

The United States should “take immediate measures to prevent such incidents from happening again,” said the spokesman, Zhao Lijian

China has complained to the United States over Elon Musk’s satellites. File Picture: Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP

China is calling on the United States to protect a Chinese space station and its three-member crew after Beijing complained that satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX nearly struck the station.

A foreign ministry spokesman accused Washington on Tuesday of ignoring its treaty obligations to protect the safety of the Tiangong station’s three-member crew following the July 1 and October 21 incidents.