Chinese University Uses Study-Abroad Program in US to Further Develop Beijing’s BeiDou Navigation System

A Long March 3B rocket carrying the BeiDou-3GEO3 satellite lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, southwestern China's Sichuan Province, on June 23, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images

A Chinese university dispatched researchers to study at Northern Illinois University to gain knowledge that can help develop China’s satellite navigation system, according to leaked documents recently obtained by The Epoch Times.

This year, the Chinese regime completed its rollout of the BeiDou Satellite Navigation System (BDS) in a challenge to the United States’ Global Positioning System (GPS). While the BeiDou system has both civilian and military applications, Beijing developed it primarily for military purposes.