China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system covers 90% of key industry uses: ministry

China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system – its home-grown alternative to the US-run Global Positioning System – has been adopted in about 90 per cent of “key industry applications” nationwide, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. In a social media post on Wednesday that also reposted a report by state broadcaster CCTV, the ministry said BeiDou’s comprehensive application penetration rate across key industries had reached about 90 per cent. Further detail on…