; and (B) effectively facilitate communication between global economic markets. (2) The People’s Republic of China has undercut space manufacturing programs run by the United States, including satellite manufacturing and launch service programs, through noncompetitive price manipulation. (3) China and the Russia Federation have worked to develop counterspace weapons and electronic warfare capabilities (including e­lec­tro­mag­netic, antisatellite, and kinetic weapons) that have the ability to target space assets that belong to the United States. (4) China and Russia have and continue to engage in cyber attacks against critical infrastructure of the United States and of allies of the United States. (5) Each year, actions taken by China have exponentially increased the risk of damage to space assets that belong to the United States and allies of the United States by significantly increasing the amount of major debris in the orbit paths of such assets. (6) China has demonstrated the intent to keep developing counterspace weapons that target space assets that belong to the United States and allies of the United States. (7) China views space as central to the security and economic industries of China in the future. (8) China is striving to dominate economic industries that deal with space through research and development aimed at increasing manufacturing, extracting resources, and increasing its leverage with respect to countries that strive to develop space technology. (9) China is expanding its foreign network and expanding its presence in space by developing ground station capabilities in foreign nations and promoting participation by such nations in the satellite navigation system administered by China. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Government should support activities in space by— (1) modernizing the capabilities of the United States and allies of the United States with respect to space