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2005, July
China is cooperating with a consortium of European industries to develop its own geopositioning system to become independent of the current GPS system controlled by the United States of America. The Bei Dou navigation satellites (Bei Dou-1 and Bei Dou-2) will be part of this regional GPS system. While this GPS system primarily has civilian applications, it may be further improved for military purposes.
Literature:
Center for Nonproliferation Studies (2006): Current and Future Space Security. China: Military Programs. Web Site.
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