Beidou has long been seen as an alternative to the US government-owned Global Positioning System (GPS), and it’s part of a larger push to increase China’s tech influence globally.

The idea to develop Beidou, or the Big Dipper in Chinese, took shape in the 1990s as the military sought to reduce reliance on the Global Positioning System (GPS) run by the U.S. Air Force.

Captain Beidou finally made a comeback after her last appearance in the Archon Quest in Inazuma, Genshin Impact. During the Hangout Event, players will meet up with Beidou on her ship.

The launch of Beidou-3M5 and Beidou-3M6 took place from the LC3 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, using a Long March-3B/Y1 (Chang Zheng-3B/Y1) launch vehicle.

Beidou, China's answer to the U.S.-owned GPS navigation system, will back domestic products and related services worth 1 trillion yuan ($156.22 billion) by 2025, the official Xinhua news agency ...

China launched its BeiDou, or Northern Dipper (the ancient Chinese name for the seven brightest stars of the Ursa Major constellation) programme in the 1990s. This came amid concerns that its ...

The BeiDou satellite lifted off atop a Long March 3B rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Tuesday at 10:49 p.m. EDT (0249 GMT and 10:49 a.m. local ...

China’s BeiDou GNSS is newer, has more features, is more accurate, and has more satellites in the skies of more nations than the venerable U.S. GPS, according to Sarah Sewall, Executive Vice President ...

Beidou is a 4-star Character that is always available across all banners. On occasion she gets a rate up banner alongside the featured 5 Star character for the cycle that greatly increases your ...

Beidou system gives certification to four cell phone brands including Xiaomi and Apple By Global Times Published: Apr 01, 2021 05:23 PM ...

Prior to this, BeiDou's accuracy level was a radius of 10 meters from the actual spot. Li Xueli, an engineer working with BeiDou, said: "For users, there are two big improvements.

Genshin Impact Beidou: Best Weapons While Beidou has the punching power a Main-DPS character needs, she lacks the necessary speed to truly excel in this role.