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US-China space race intensifies
China is surpassing the US in satellite capabilities with its BeiDou system, which has 56 satellites compared to the US' 31 GPS satellites. China developed BeiDou after being denied GPS access in 1996 during a military operation near Taiwan and now exports the system via the Digital Silk Road. The Pentagon has sanctioned Chinese companies for providing satellite imagery to Iran during Operation Epic Fury, highlighting tensions in the US-China space competition.
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