China is encouraging countries to replace GPS with its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), but there are concerns about espionage, surveillance, and coercion. Unlike other global navigation networks, BDS is a two-way communication system that can identify locations and transmit data back to satellites. China is expanding the reach of BDS, particularly in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) member countries.
Beidou: China has joined the global navigation networks comprising GPS (Global Positioning System) of the US, GLONASS of Russia and Galileo of the European Union. The Chinese military will be able to interfere with GPS and other systems with the help of BDS to get a tactical and strategic advantage, alleged one of the China watchers.
President Xi Jinping has been a staunch supporter of China s space undertakings. He has paid visits to several space launch sites and he frequently mentioned the country s space achievements in his New Year addresses.
President Xi Jinping has been a staunch supporter of China's space undertakings. He has paid visits to several space launch sites and he frequently mentioned the country's space achievements in his New Year addresses.