Chinese officials are watching closely a Taiwanese remote sensing satellite that they feel could be used for military purposes.
The author argues that China's space program will greatly improve the chances of success for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. He proposes that Taiwan defend their independence from Chinese space power through passive defense: "deception, hardening, redundancy, and dispersal of military assets".
China's sending a man into space highlights the direction the PLA is headed and military analysts fear Taiwan is being left far behind.
China has launched a systematic information warfare campaign against Taiwan, spreading Trojan-horse programs into private companies' computers as a means to break into government databases, according to the Taiwan Cabinet.
Over 100,000 pieces of scrap surround our planet, a mass of detritus that could cause a disaster as space travel increases.
The U.S. has agreed to conditionally share its early warning missile data with Taiwan.