BEIJING (PTI): Amid reports that China is gearing up to conduct one more anti-satellite weapons test (ASAT) putting US Global Positioning System (GPS) at risk, Chinese state media has asserted that Beijing had the right to carry out the test as it is a "trump card" against Washington.
China may be gearing up to perform a controversial ASAT test this month, perhaps in the next week or two, the US media report said.
"In 2007 and 2010, China conducted anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons tests, both on January 11. Rumours circulating for the past few months suggest that some within the US defence and intelligence community believe China is preparing to conduct another ASAT test," Union of Concerned Scientists, a Cambridge-based body of scientists, reported.
China's previous tests caused concern in India too with assertions by the Indian defence officials that New Delhi also should acquire such a capability.
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