日期:2026/01/18 IAE
A Civic Appeal of Charity Economicism
The Outer Space Domain Must Be Fully Demilitarized and Guided Toward Permanent Peace
Author: Frank Chen (陳俊吉)
GCWPA / IAE
Founder of Global Charity Economicism and the Charity Economicism School
Originally Proposed: December 2017 (Global First Proposal)
Revised and Consolidated: August 2018
I. Introduction: Outer Space Is Moving Toward Militarization While Humanity Remains Unawakened
On August 9, 2018, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, representing the Trump administration, announced at the Pentagon that the White House had decided to initiate the establishment of a United States Space Force. Beginning in fiscal year 2020, the Space Force would be placed alongside the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard as the sixth branch of the U.S. military.
This announcement marked a critical turning point in human history: the formal extension of military competition into outer space. At the same time, it raised a profound and urgent question that remains dangerously underestimated:
Does humanity still have a future of peace in outer space?
In an era of hypersonic weapons, nuclear capabilities, and rapidly advancing orbital technologies, the militarization of space would introduce risks far exceeding those of any terrestrial battlefield.
II. A Preemptive Civilizational Proposition of Charity Economicism
Prior to these developments, in December 2017, the author formally and publicly proposed—for the first time at a global level—the following principle:
“The Ninth Proposition of Charity Economicism:
Humanity must pursue the maximization of compassion and peace in outer space,
as the highest extension of sustainable development and the preservation of life.”
This proposition was not speculative idealism. It was grounded in a civilizational assessment that:
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Outer space must not become an extension of national sovereignty or military confrontation.
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The ultimate purpose of space technology must be the protection of life and the continuity of human civilization.
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Once outer space is militarized, Earth will lose its final strategic boundary of peace.
Remarkably, less than six months after this proposition was articulated, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a formal order on June 18, 2018, to establish a Space Force—clearly demonstrating the foresight, urgency, and relevance of this early warning.
III. A Civilizational Warning: The Irreversible Risks of a Space Arms Race
The militarization of outer space would inevitably generate civilizational-scale risks, including:
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Escalating arms races among major powers in orbit
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Satellites and space-based infrastructure becoming first-strike targets
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The coupling of nuclear weapons with space-based delivery systems
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The erosion and eventual hollowing out of international space peace treaties
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The collapse of global trust in space governance
Once outer space becomes a theater of military confrontation,
humanity will lose the last unpolluted commons of civilization.
IV. The Civilizational Position of Charity Economicism
Charity Economicism is not merely an economic theory. It is a philosophy of life-centered civilizational governance.
Its foundational principles include:
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Maximizing the survival, dignity, and well-being of life
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Preventing irreversible civilizational risks
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Replacing zero-sum competition with compassion, altruism, and intergenerational responsibility
Within this framework, space peace is not optional—it is an obligation.
Outer space is not the property of any nation.
It is a shared domain of humanity, jointly entrusted to all generations.
V. Historical Significance: A First Civilizational Call for Space Peace
The proposition advanced in December 2017—calling for the pursuit of compassion and peace in outer space—may be recognized as:
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One of the earliest life-value–based, systematic calls for the demilitarization of space
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A foundational civilizational document in the history of space peace advocacy
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A moral and ethical reference point for future UN frameworks, international law, and global space governance
In the face of accelerating militarization, this appeal stands as a rare and traceable coordinate of peace-oriented civilizational thought.
VI. Conclusion: Space Peace as the Ultimate Test of Human Maturity
If humanity cannot uphold compassion, restraint, and peace after entering outer space,
then technological progress will merely accelerate self-destruction.
Charity Economicism therefore issues a clear civic appeal:
Outer space must be fully demilitarized.
Space technology must serve life, not destruction.
Space peace is a non-negotiable foundation of human civilization.
GCWPA / IAE
Frank Chen (陳俊吉)
Founder of Global Charity Economicism and Civilization Governance Initiatives