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US, China Will Meet This Year to Talk Space Debris
China and the United States plan to hold a second set of talks later this year to discuss how their militaries operate in space. While representatives from the U.S. and China have met previously to talk about civil uses of space, the two sides met for a separate discussion of military space topics for the first time in May.
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In a keynote speech at the AMOS conference, Frank Rose, the assistant secretary of State for arms control, verification and compliance, said that the upcoming discussion would likely include talk of space debris.
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No
Type of Exchange:
military
Partners:
US government
Chinese government
Participants (Types):
Government officials, military leaders, space experts
Exchange Date:
Monday, October 3, 2016
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