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A Guide to Thinking about Space Deterrence and China: U.S. space systems are the backbone of the U.S. economy and national security. Chinese counter-space weapon developments promise to make the satellite protection mission ever more challenging, and there are significant challenges to deterring China from aggressive behavior in space, which this guide addresses. The job of a space deterrence strategist must be to determine what China values and how to hold it at risk in a fashion deemed credible by the adversary. Chinese leaders must be made to understand that the significant stake of the United States in space is not a vehicle for Chinese coercion of the United States, but rather a factor that will drive the United States to take appropriate actions to protect its interests there.