China reacts to Trump's "Golden Dome" missile shield

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : Trump has unveiled his administration's preferred concept for the Golden Dome program -- a sprawling $175 billion initiative that would mark the first time the U.S. deploys weapons in space.
53% : Trump has requested an initial $25 billion for the program in his proposed tax break bill now moving through Congress.
51% : Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said he expects the system to be "fully operational before the end of my term," which ends in 2029, and claimed it would be capable of intercepting missiles "even if they are launched from space.
46% : Although the idea captured public imagination and reshaped the global arms debate, SDI faced heavy criticism for being technologically unfeasible and prohibitively expensive at the time.
35% : "We'll truly be completing the job President Reagan started 40 years ago forever ending the missile threat to the homeland," Trump said.

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