China tells UN Elon Musk's Starlink satellites pose 'safety and security' risk

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "With the rapid expansion of commercial space activities, the unchecked proliferation of commercial satellite constellations by a certain country, in the absence of effective regulation, has given rise to pronounced safety and security challenges," a Chinese representative said at an informal UN Security Council event.
49% : With the low-Earth orbit increasingly getting crowded since 2018, the Chinese representative called for countries to better enforce regulations on their commercial space activities.
46% : The diplomat called on the US in a veiled reference to "strengthen regulation and oversight of its commercial space activities, and respond to the concerns of the international community".
45% : Beijing has warned the United Nations that the rapid expansion of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite constellations in low-Earth orbit pose "pronounced safety and security" concerns globally.

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