China recently complained that the US was failing to keep to the UN-regulated protocols on space safety after its space station twice this year had to take evasive manoeuvres to avoid Elon Musk satellites. His company SpaceX has launched 1600 and has permission from the US government to launch 12000 more!
The UN has a Committee on the Safe Uses of Outer Space. The US has likewise had to take action to avoid military satellites launched by China.
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