Mr. Liu’s remarks on Thursday echoed his criticisms on Monday of the Pentagon’s plans to destroy the satellite, but this time he added a request for data.  “China is continuously following closely the possible harm caused by the U.S. action to outer space security and relevant countries,” Mr. Liu said, according to The Associated Press. “China requests the U.S. to fulfill its international obligations in real earnest and provide to the international community necessary information and relevant data in a timely and prompt way so that relevant countries can take precautions.”  The Federal Emergency Management Agency in the United States issued advice on Monday for communities on which satellite debris might fall. But American officials said before the missile strike that shattering the satellite in orbit would greatly reduce the risk of dangerous materials reaching the Earth’s surface.  Last week, China and Russia proposed an international pact limiting anti-satellite weapons. The Bush administration opposes such an agreement, and administration officials have contended that Thursday’s missile strike was not an anti-satellite weapon test, but an effort to prevent falling debris from causing damage to populated areas.  American officials were critical of China last year when it used an anti-satellite weapon to destroy a satellite in a much higher orbit in January 2007, and then refused even to confirm the test for nearly two weeks.  The Chinese test left 1,600 pieces of debris that are expected to orbit the Earth for years, preventing other spacecraft from using the same or similar orbits.  Thom Shanker contributed reporting from Washington.
The Chinese government warned that the strike against a American spy satellite could threaten security in outer space.