China's plan to be the dominant power in space is moving at breathtaking speed. The US needs to wake up, officials say.

• China is intensifying its bid to supplant the US as a major space power. 
• It is "moving at breathtaking speed," according to the US Space Force commander.
• China could use its control of space to target US satellites. 
  

After a meeting with Japanese and South Korean officials in Tokyo on Friday, US Space Force commander Gen. Stephen Whiting warned about a growing threat.

China, he said, is "moving at breathtaking speed in space," and is developing a range of weapons that threaten America's space supremacy, reported Stars and Stripes.