Among the 195 major countries in the world, there are 165 national capitals (85%). The frequency of Beidou satellite observation is higher than that of the GPS.
Japan’s "Nikkei Asian Review" article on November 25, original title: In 165 countries, China’s Beidou satellite navigation system eclipsed the United States’ global positioning system (GPS). In Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. In a bustling city with a population of 4.8 million, the online food delivery company Deliver Addis has soared in popularity because its app can deliver food to customers' locations very precisely. The secret behind this accuracy is China's satellite navigation technology.
The rapid growth of this app is partly driven by the Beidou satellite navigation system, which has recently made progress that highlights Beijing’s achievements in the global battle for data dominance.
Miyuki Furukawa, the owner of a Japanese restaurant in Addis Ababa, said that since she came here from Japan 13 years ago, “smart phone location information has improved by leaps and bounds”.
In the past, the United States was at the forefront of this technology. In 1978, it launched the first navigation satellite that made up the Global Positioning System (GPS). But GPS, which has been the only choice for a long time, is now being surpassed by Beidou satellite navigation system.
In 1994, China's Beidou satellite navigation system began to take off, and it was officially completed in June this year. Beijing's goals are not just economic.
Data from Trimble Navigation, a US satellite signal receiving company, shows that among the 195 major countries in the world, there are 165 capitals (85%). The frequency of Beidou satellite observation is higher than that of GPS.
There are as many as 30 Beidou satellites continuously transmitting signals to Addis Ababa, which is twice that of the US system. This is largely due to the local popularity of cheap smartphones from Chinese brands.
For most of the half century since the birth of the Internet, the United States has been the undisputed driving force in cyberspace, but this rapidly growing field is undergoing rapid changes. In this era where all technologies are included in the information warfare, China is moving towards a new field of competition: space, the Internet, and even the field called "brain advantage"
