When China shot down a defunct weather satellite last January, there were protests from western governments. 去年一月，当中国击落一颗出故障的气象卫星时，西方国家表示了抗议。
American satellites tracked the launch of the medium-range ballistic missile, and later space radars saw the debris and noted that the old weather satellite had vanished. 卫星识别出该枚导弹为中程弹道导弹，稍后时间空间雷达扫描到气象卫星的残骸，并指出该气象卫星已经被摧毁。
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