China currently operates three space tracking ships spread across the Pacific, as part of more than 90 ships in the region as of December 6, 2025, down from over 100 earlier this week, according to Reuters data cited in an X post shared between 12:45 AM and 1:15 AM UTC on December 7. The X post from user @vcdgf555, timestamped within the 29-minute reporting window, quotes Reuters describing the deployment as surpassing China's mass naval deployment in December last year and the "largest maritime show of force to date." The post includes a high-level visual with notes and sources confirming the three space tracking vessels. This updates similar information reported earlier December 7 based on the same Reuters data, noting the ship count reduction from weekly highs while maintaining significant presence across the Pacific.
