Yes. However having 43 assets that work is still better than 20 that work and 30 just orbiting around.
Great orbital position to spread satellite killers from.
I am so screwed.
Yea but how’s their Muslim outreach?
Yeah but they signed a treaty to not weaponize space. /s
China is on the verge of collapse.
The only answer for poor engineering is redundancy. Much as the Persian immortals, the Chinese are launching enough space weapons so that the ones that fail can be immediatly replaced.
A guy who wrote the book “The Hundred Year Marathon” has appeared on Tucker’s show several times. He’s very smart and understands China well, and lays out what most people are oblivious to with regard to their strategic intention of becoming the worlds largest (and only) superpower. Michael Pillsbury worked in the Pentagon and CIA under every president from Nixon to Obama, and if anyone knows what he’s talking about - he does.