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China’s desire to dominate space at the expense of the United States is no secret. The Chinese Communist Party has telegraphed its intentions, and our own intelligence community has issued glaring warnings that we would be wise to heed.

A declassified report from the Director of National Intelligence stated in 2021 that "China is steadily progressing toward its goal of becoming a world-class space leader, with the intent to match or exceed the United States by 2045."

The report detailed a rapidly approaching timeframe when the CCP may achieve its goal, stating "China is developing innovative systems in all space technology areas, and we judge ... that by 2030 China will achieve world-class status in all but a few."

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That is nothing short of a time bomb. And the clock is ticking.

China is intent on beating the US in the space race. FILE: In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Long March 5B Y3 carrier rocket, carrying Wentian lab module blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang in southern China's Hainan Province Sunday, July 24, 2022. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

The very same year the DNI report was........

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