The Chinese military has issued a warning to the United States over President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense program, claiming it would open a "Pandora's box." When asked for a response, the Pentagon referred Newsweek to an earlier statement issued by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,

China has launched a scathing attack on President Trump’s proposed $175 billion “Golden Dome” missile defense system, accusing the U.S. of militarizing space and risking a global arms race. Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang warned the plan could “open Pandora’s box” and violate the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.