BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday called on the United States to provide relevant data on its shooting down of a damaged U.S. spy satellite.

    China is continuing to closely follow the possible harm caused by the U.S. action to outer space security and relevant countries, said the foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao in response to a question on the U.S. shootdown of an out-of-control spy satellite.

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, Seaman Robert Paterson, of Norgo, Cal., stands watch next to the aft vertical launch missile platform on the fantail of guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie, underway Monday, Feb. 18, 2008 in the Pacific. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    "China requests that the U.S. fulfill its international obligations and promptly provide to the international community the necessary information so that relevant countries can take precautions." Liu said.

    A missile launched from a U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a dying and potentially deadly U.S. spy satellite deployed in the North Pacific late Wednesday.

U.S. navy shoots down spy satellite

This photo released by the U.S. Navy in 2003 shows a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) launching from the Aegis cruiser USS Lake Erie. The U.S. warship is moving into position to try to shoot down a defunct U.S. spy satellite as early as Wednesday before it tumbles into the Earth's atmosphere, Pentagon officials said Tuesday. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- A missile launched from a U.S. navy ship in the North Pacific hit an out-of-control spy satellite late Wednesday, CNN reported.

    "The missile has been launched and (it was) a successful intercept," a Pentagon source was quoted by CNN as saying.  Full story