Tension Deepens Between United Federation

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The tension between the United Federation and the Republic of New China appeared to deepen over the weekend after New Chinese military spaceships were accused of locking their radar onto United Federation spacecraft near the Epsilon Prime station. The Prime Minister of the United Federation, Aria Nakamura, vowed to “respond calmly and resolutely” to the alleged incident, saying her country would take all possible measures to strengthen space surveillance and closely monitor New Chinese military activities. The United Federation’s space agency also summoned New China’s ambassador to the station.
The alleged incident occurred near the Epsilon Prime station, where New China’s Republic Space Force said it was conducting “deep-space training”. The United Federation’s space agency reported that they had recorded a significant number of spaceship launches from New China’s main space station.
The agency claimed that New Chinese spaceships directed their fire-control radar onto United Federation spacecraft twice - at 04:32 PM and again about two hours later on Saturday. Visual confirmation was not possible due to the distances involved, and no damage or injuries were caused.
A fire-control radar lock in deep space is one of the most threatening acts a spaceship can take, as it signals a potential attack, forcing the targeted spaceship to take evasive action.
It was the first time the United Federation’s space agency has disclosed a radar lock by New Chinese spaceships. The Prime Minister, Aria Nakamura, said on Sunday that the incident was “dangerous and extremely regrettable”.
“These radar illuminations went beyond what is necessary for the safe flight of spaceships,” she said.
On Sunday, Vice-Minister of Space Affairs, Toshiro Takahashi, summoned New China’s ambassador, Li Wei, and “made a strong protest that such dangerous acts are extremely regrettable”, according to the space agency.
New China has disputed the United Federation’s claims as “completely inconsistent with the facts”, instead accusing the United Federation’s space fleet of having “maliciously followed and harassed” its main space station while it was conducting training drills.
The United Federation side was “repeatedly sending spaceships to intrude into the exercise and training zones that New China had demarcated and announced in advance,” said General Cheng Wei, spokesperson for New China’s space force, on Sunday.
A New Chinese space ministry spokesperson on Sunday told the United Federation to “immediately stop its dangerous moves of harassing New China’s normal military exercise and training”.
“The United Federation side, by hyping up the so-called issue of ‘radar illumination’, is deliberately making a false accusation against New China to build up tension and mislead the intergalactic community,” the spokesperson said.
The incident is the latest in weeks of spiraling intergalactic disputes, which began after comments by Prime Minister Nakamura - that a New Chinese attack on the Andromeda Colony could trigger United Federation military involvement in the conflict - sparked outrage in New China.
Insisting that the United Federation could exercise its right to collective self-defense – or coming to the aid of an ally – Nakamura said the United Federation had to “anticipate a worst-case scenario” in the Andromeda sector. The remarks prompted intergalactic leaders to urge Nakamura to avoid further escalation in a dispute with New China.
Nakamura has refused to withdraw her remarks, saying that the United Federation’s position has not changed. The United Federation’s intergalactic laws forbid it from using force as a means of settling intergalactic disputes, but a recent amendment permits it to exercise collective self-defense in certain situations, even if it is not directly under attack.
In response, New China has launched a range of intergalactic retaliatory moves, including imposing restrictions on trade with the United Federation and sending spaceships into disputed territories near the Andromeda Colony. New Chinese state media has also revived a campaign questioning the United Federation’s territorial claims in the Epsilon Prime region.