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China’s rapidly expanding satellite programme could alter power dynamics in Asia and reduce the US military’s scope for operations in the region, according to new research.

Chinese reconnaissance satellites can now monitor targets for up to six hours a day, the World Security Institute, a Washington think-tank, has concluded in a new report. The People’s Liberation Army, which could only manage three hours of daily coverage just 18 months ago, is now nearly on a par with the US military in its ability to monitor fixed targets, according to the findings.
“Starting from almost no live surveillance capability 10 years ago, today the PLA has likely equalled the US’s ability to observe targets from space for some real-time operations,” two of the institute’s China researchers, Eric Hagt and Matthew Durnin, write in the Journal of Strategic Studies.

China’s rapidly growing military might has unnerved its neighbours, many of whom are US allies, while a series of disputes this year with Vietnam and the Philippines have added to the concerns.

China’s military build-up has accelerated in recent years, as it has developed an anti-ship ballistic missile, tested a stealth fighter and is poised to launch its first aircraft carrier. The fast-growing network of reconnaissance satellites provides China with the vision to harness this hardware.

Admiral Mike Mullen, America’s top military official, said at the weekend in Beijing that it was clear that the PLA is focused on “access denial” – a term that describes a strategy of pushing the US out of the western Pacific.

“The US is not going away,” Adm Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said. “Our enduring presence in this region has been important to our allies for decades and will continue to be so.”

China warned the US last month not to become involved in its dispute with Vietnam over the South China Sea. “[China’s] strategic priority is to keep the US out of its backyard,” Mr Durnin told the Financial Times, adding that the satellite technology needed for achieving that goal is now in place.

When China tested missiles near Taiwan in 1996, the US deployed two aircraft carriers to nearby waters. The PLA’s inability to locate the ships was a source of great embarrassment that helped spur China’s satellite programme.

“The United States has always felt that if there was a crisis in Taiwan, we could get our naval forces there before China could act and before they would know we were there. This basically takes that off the table,” said Joan Johnson-Freese, a professor at the US Naval War College in Rhode Island.
China cut-off military relations with the US early last year, after Washington announced an arms sale to Taiwan. The two militaries have been working to repair ties this year, with PLA Chief of the General Staff Chen Bingde visiting Washington in May and Adm Mullen in China until July 13.

China’s ‘eye-in-the-sky’ nears par with US - FT.com
 
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If by "numbered" you mean the next 50 years, then yes they'll be ahead of China for a long time.

50 years sounds about right.

So it's probably a bit soon to get excited over it.
 
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If not ahead these two powers will be parallel in future.............coz if China is growing rapidly.........US too coz she is arlready on track and have much advance technology.............and they can remain super power in future.........if they will stop their stuppid policies.
 
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china will be equal to the US by 2030. less than 20 years needed.

US economy is in dire straits. its hanging on by the skin of its teeth by a massive ponzi scheme using its status as the reserve currency.

US advancement will dramatically slow. they will have to cut military budget by a massive amount.

people are overestimating US in the next 10-20 years.
 
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china will be equal to the US by 2030. less than 20 years needed.

US economy is in dire straits. its hanging on by the skin of its teeth by a massive ponzi scheme using its status as the reserve currency.

US advancement will dramatically slow. they will have to cut military budget by a massive amount.

people are overestimating US in the next 10-20 years.

No country is quite so blessed as the US in its geographical position in the world. Straddling both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, having massive amounts of domestically exploitable resources (and a similar friendly country to the north), and being the largest net exporter of food in the world should keep the US as a world power, if not a superpower, by default. Many countries rely on us to feed their people, including China. The US has long been a leader in innovation, and that is unlikely to change due to the nature of the country. A tolerance of failure is necessary for a culture of innovation, and the US has that tolerance ingrained.

Overall you're underestimating the capacity of the US, a rather common mistake. I can't blame you as Americans tend to consistently underestimate their own country and overestimate their competitors, it's no surprise those who want to believe it would choose to believe it.

Just remember predicting the economy in 20 years is a fools errand. Economic crisis' have always come and gone. Whose to say such a crisis will exist in 40 years?
 
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There is no need to run behind USA.

And if at all, US hardly seems be looking back for who's running behind it.


It's a 3-D space. :)

China is just running in a different direction.

China's experiments will be a useful experience for everybody .... irrespective of whether good or bad.

It's just not worth living a life 50 years or 5000 years for now. Live the life, as it is today ... and make full use of it.
 
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"Chinese reconnaissance satellites can now monitor targets for up to six hours a day"-------- Six hours a day only?
 
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No country is quite so blessed as the US in its geographical position in the world. Straddling both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, having massive amounts of domestically exploitable resources (and a similar friendly country to the north), and being the largest net exporter of food in the world should keep the US as a world power, if not a superpower, by default. Many countries rely on us to feed their people, including China. The US has long been a leader in innovation, and that is unlikely to change due to the nature of the country. A tolerance of failure is necessary for a culture of innovation, and the US has that tolerance ingrained.

Overall you're underestimating the capacity of the US, a rather common mistake. I can't blame you as Americans tend to consistently underestimate their own country and overestimate their competitors, it's no surprise those who want to believe it would choose to believe it.

Just remember predicting the economy in 20 years is a fools errand. Economic crisis' have always come and gone. Whose to say such a crisis will exist in 40 years?

i completely disagree.

without a strong US economy, talented immigrants start to leave the US. the US is extremely reliant on foreigners to innovate things. they come to the US for high wages and high standard of living, as the US economy collapses due to the massive debt load, the cost of living will rise and small and medium sized businesses will go out of business. as more regulations come, it will be more difficult to start a small business. these things will result in lack of job opportunities and coupled with high cost of living and high taxes will result in less and less immigrants coming to the US.

regarding US being a food exporter, thats all due to US agricultural sector being fully mechanized, which gives the US a massive advantage.
china is starting to moving towards mechanized agriculture which will make china a massive food producer and exporter in the future. china's agricultural sector is around 47% mechanized as of 2010.

chinese education system is evolving which will allows R&D with very talented chinese students. china doesnt need to rely of foreign students to come to china to help china innovate. china has the talent in their home country. china just needs to reform its higher education system and u will see more innovation. chinese venture capital and private equity firms are rising and chinese startups popping up very fast. thats how innovation happens. china is developing that innovation culture very quickly. many chinese have said before chinese were not allowed to fail which stops true innovation, but now that system is changing due to officials and entreprenuers in general realising its ok to fail aswell.

u are significantly underestimating china and the potential of china, people have been predicting the collapse of china for decades and it has not happened.
US will be important but the dominance of the US will be over within 20 years.
massive debt, increasing interest payments on debt, military overextension, overconsumption, deindustrialization, losing jobs, low savings rate, broken social security system, etc will stunt the US for decades to come. solving all these problems means giving up its empire. yes u can solve it, but the cost of that means the end of the american empire forever.

i really think u need read or watch videos on youtube of niall ferguson, david murrin and peter schiff. these guys explain it in crystal clear terms about the future of the US and china.

watch this:

Breaking the code of history
 
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without a strong US economy, talented immigrants start to leave the US. the US is extremely reliant on foreigners to innovate things.
How about we say that China is extremely dependent upon copying everyone else?
 
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The US Government pays $100 Billion per quarter in interest on debts alone. That's in a low interest rate environment too. I know they can print money, but scary nevertheless.

US farm productivity is something like 158 bushels of corn per acre vs. 85 bushels for China. There is a lot of room for China to catch up but the country needs water to do it.
 
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