Overview
- Released in late February 2026, the House Select Committee on China identifies at least 11 China-linked facilities across the region, including Neuquén, San Juan and Río Gallegos in Argentina.
- At Neuquén’s deep-space station, the report says a 35‑meter dish can capture foreign satellite signals and route data to People’s Liberation Army networks, with a 50‑year land concession lacking robust oversight.
- In San Juan, a China-financed satellite laser ranging system generates millimeter-precision tracking data with scientific uses and potential applications in antisatellite defense and strategic warning, according to the report.
- The Río Gallegos ground station, approved as civil in 2021, is linked by the report to Emposat’s ties to China’s Aerospace Force and equipment suited for secure communications and electronic warfare, with one antenna’s specifications undisclosed.
- Policy steps urged include a NASA cooperation review, possible updates to the Wolf Amendment, and a reassessment of space, defense and advanced tech cooperation with host nations; committee leaders say the goal is to halt further expansion as Beijing maintains the projects are civilian.