Taiwan Pursues Independent Satellite Network Amid Global Space Race

Accelerated efforts by the CCP to dominate the low-orbit satellite network space have made it imperative for Taiwan to expedite the development of its satellite

SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with satellites for the Starlink internet system from Cape Canaveral in Fla., on Nov. 27, 2023. SpaceX via AP/Screenshot via NTD

As global powers intensify their race to dominate space through advanced satellite networks, Taiwan is taking significant steps to establish its own satellite system to safeguard itself against potential threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

This initiative emerges in a context where SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, enhances its partnership with the U.S. government to create “Starshield,” a spy satellite network, in response to the CCP’s efforts to develop a competing “national network.”