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China has successfully developed and perfected its own navigation system, the Beidou system. Today, China is the third country to have an autonomous navigation system after the United States and Russia. This begs the question: Why is China developing its own navigation systems instead of directly using the results of other countries?
The key role of navigation systems on the battlefield cannot be ignored. During the Iraq War, the United States turned off GPS signals, making Iraqi missiles incapable of hitting targets. This example clearly illustrates the strategic importance of navigation systems. China had planned to cooperate with Europe to develop the Galileo system, investing huge sums of money, but eventually embarked on the road of independent research and development.
First, let's review China's investment in the Galileo system. In 1999, European countries began to independently develop the Galileo system to get rid of their dependence on the US GPS system. China was invited to join the project and offered to cooperate with Europe. China invested 2 billion yuan to strengthen its willingness to cooperate and enable the Galileo system to be launched. However, the change in the political situation in Europe has changed everything.
With pro-American factions in power in Europe, Europe refuses to share core technology with China, despite signing clear contracts and receiving huge investments from China. This behavior deeply disappointed China, and finally decided to develop the Beidou system independently. With the unremitting efforts of Chinese researchers, the research and development progress of the Beidou system exceeded European expectations, and even entered the market earlier than the Galileo system, winning the competition for the frequency of use.
China's Beidou system has gradually emerged and occupied a place in the global navigation market. Unlike the United States, China does not seek market monopolies, but is willing to cooperate with other countries. China's navigation technology has also put pressure on the United States to upgrade its own navigation systems. Meanwhile, Europe's Galileo system has struggled.
The Galileo system faced many difficulties after the breakdown of Sino-European cooperation. The long interval between satellite launches, and in 2011, Europe even sought help from China, showed the dependence of the Galileo system. However, in 2019, the Galileo system suffered a serious failure, with problems with 22 of the 24 satellites. Surprisingly, Europe does not seem to be paying enough attention to this.
The twists and turns of Galileo's system reflect a key flaw of the participants: a lack of professionalism. Initially, cooperation with China seemed to be going well, but due to short-sighted interests, Europe excluded China, losing a potential partner and a huge market. When there was a problem in the early stage of the system, the relevant personnel did not actively follow up, resulting in the problem worsening.
China not only did not fall into the hole, but also put forward constructive suggestions, but at the same time adhered to its own path of research and development. Although China's cooperation with Europe on navigation systems has been frustrated, China's autonomy and determination will not be affected by this.
To sum up, the successful development of China's Beidou system is the result of the unremitting efforts of the Chinese people. China's development in all fields is inseparable from the firm conviction and spirit of hard work of the Chinese people. This spirit will make China stronger.
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