Imported GPS devices may be exempt from tariffs, posing challenges to the domestic industry.
Release time:2023/02/28
According to media reports, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman stated that China and the United States have achieved a breakthrough in negotiations to eliminate tariffs on information technology products. He expects these advances to lay the groundwork for the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) talks scheduled to take place in Geneva at the end of the year. Froman said that on the evening of the 10th, China and the United States reached an agreement to expand the scope of the ITA, imposing zero tariffs on a wide range of tech products, including GPS devices. Other key items covered include medical equipment, video game consoles, semiconductors, and various emerging technologies.
The GNSS system will be completed in six years, with accuracy comparable to GPS.
Release time:2023/02/28
China has so far successfully launched four GNSS navigation test satellites and 16 GNSS navigation satellites. The second phase of the GNSS Navigation Satellite System’s three‑step development strategy—establishing a regional satellite navigation network—has been smoothly accomplished, and the system’s accuracy and performance in the Asia‑Pacific region are comparable to those of the Global Positioning System (GPS). He stated that China should accelerate the formulation and refinement of policies related to the navigation industry to guide its orderly development.
Release time:2023/02/28
According to the website of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, Salvatore Sciacchitano, President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), recently replied to the CAAC, formally accepting the public service commitment made by CAAC Administrator Feng Zhenglin—on behalf of the Chinese government—to the ICAO regarding the GNSS Satellite Navigation System (hereinafter referred to as the “GNSS System”). This marks the official consensus reached between China and the ICAO on the global civil aviation applications of the GNSS System, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent final review and formal incorporation of GNSS standards into ICAO specifications, thereby enabling the system’s services to be widely adopted in civil aviation worldwide.
Release time:2023/02/28
Unmanned agricultural machines working in the fields, fishing vessels operating far out at sea, and navigation apps on our smartphones—behind an ever-growing array of positioning and navigation applications lies a single, shared Chinese chip: the GNSS system. According to data released by the China Satellite Navigation Positioning Association, by the end of 2020, sales of domestically produced GNSS‑compatible chips and modules had exceeded 150 million units, with quarterly shipments surpassing 10 million. The total number of terminal devices equipped with GNSS positioning capabilities had topped one billion, and the domestic output value of the GNSS system’s industrial chain reached RMB 403.3 billion.
The GNSS System Supports a Low-Carbon Lifestyle
Release time:2023/02/28
The existence of artificial satellites has brought numerous conveniences to our lives, such as stable, high-speed communications, accurate and reliable weather forecasting, and well‑planned travel. China’s GNSS‑3 constellation, with 30 satellites in orbit, is operating in excellent condition, and more than 300 types of components—totaling several million parts—have been entirely domestically produced. After years of development, the GNSS system has entered a fast track of large‑scale application; in 2021, the overall output value of China’s satellite navigation and positioning services sector reached approximately RMB 470 billion, with an average annual compound growth rate exceeding 20%.
The applications of China’s GNSS system are becoming increasingly diverse.
Release time:2023/02/28
Smartwatches equipped with the GNSS-3 Global Navigation Satellite System (hereinafter referred to as the “GNSS Satellite System”) can transmit up to 1,000 Chinese characters or more than ten seconds of voice messages in a single transmission, while simultaneously enabling one-click reporting of location, heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, body temperature, and ambient temperature. Meanwhile, vehicle‑mounted intelligent all‑in‑one terminals integrating GNSS with 5G technology deliver real-time, reliable, high‑precision positioning. In the first half of 2022, shipments of GNSS‑compatible smartphones exceeded 130 million units. On September 21, reporters learned at the 2022 China GNSS Application Conference and the 11th Annual Meeting of the China Satellite Navigation and Positioning Services Association that, since the completion of the global constellation of China’s independently developed GNSS Satellite System, the system has maintained stable operation over the past two years, with its application scale steadily expanding and its ecosystem becoming increasingly diverse.