China warned today that the US was turning the cosmos into a battlefield, after Washington announced a new military arm called the Space Force.<br />''<br />''US President Donald Trump signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act on Friday, which Act created a new branch of the US military.<br />''<br />''China's foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said, these actions from Washington strongly violate the international consensus of the peaceful use of outer space. He said, it also poses a direct threat to outer space, peace, and security.<br />''<br />''Geng called for the international community to adopt a prudent and responsible attitude to prevent outer space from becoming a new battlefield.<br />''<br />''The Space Force will be the sixth formal force of the US military, after the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard.<br />''<br />