China Seeks End To Space Weapon Escalation

Tensions increased between United States and Chinese diplomats last month when Chinese Military Scientists test fired an anti-satellite missile that U.S. officials said is capable of attacking U.S. intelligence, military, and commercial satellites in orbit. Conservatives in America fear that China would pocess the ability to disable communication methods used by the U.S. military and effectively 'blind' our forces.
Chinese officials today announced that they did not intend to test fire any more of the anti-satellite missiles, in an apparent effort to calm rising tensions between the U.S. and China, according to the Tehran Times news agency.
It looks to me to be the happy result of some behind the scenes bartering and diplomacy between the two countries. Diplomacy, something rarely attempted by the United States these days, seems to have given both nations the upper hand in this situation and hopefully calmed any fears that may have been raised by the test firing incident.

Brandon J