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May 20, 2013

Pakistan adopts Chinese rival GPS satellite system
Beijing (AFP) May 18, 2013
Pakistan is set to become the fifth Asian country to use China's domestic satellite navigation system which was launched as a rival to the US global positioning system, a report said Saturday. The Beidou, or Compass, system started providing services to civilians in the region in December and is expected to provide global coverage by 2020. It also has military applications. Thailand, China, Laos and Brunei already use the Chinese system, which currently consists of 16 operational satellites, wit ... read more

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Taiwan piles pressure on Manila over killing Taiwan threatened to cut direct air travel connections with the Philippines as the diplomatic row escalates over the death of a fisherman by the Philippines coast guard. ... more		China's Li heads for South Asia, Europe Chinese Premier Li Keqiang embarks this weekend on his first foreign trip since taking office, heading to India, Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany as Beijing seeks to address security and economic disputes. ... more		BlackSky Secures Early Access Agreements for Gen-3 Satellite Services with Global Defense Customers SES to Provide Advanced Hybrid Space Network for U.S. Defense Communications China completes testing of powerful reusable liquid rocket engine		Chinese general says Okinawa not Japan's A senior Chinese military officer has said the Ryukyu Islands - which include Okinawa and its US military bases - "do not belong to Japan", as a territorial row mounts between the Asian powers. ... more
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