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China’s GPS rival BeiDou prepares to take off as Beijing moves to strengthen home-grown satellite navigation
BeiDou was recognised in November by the International Civil Aviation Organisation as one of its standards, becoming a universal satellite navigation system for civil flights globally. The ...
After 30 years, China’s BeiDou is a GPS rival. Will the world enter its orbit?
China's BeiDou navigation system now equals the ... And last year, China's system was recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation as a universal standard for flight guidance.