China's BDS development seeks to benefit the world: white paper

(ECNS) -- China issued a white paper on the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) on Friday, stressing that the country would enable BDS development to benefit the whole world.

Titled "China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era," the white paper said that BDS is dedicated to the world, and that China would step up international cooperation for better compatibility and interoperability between BDS and other navigation satellite systems.

China is speeding up the integration of BDS products such as chips, modules and terminals into the international industrial system, said the document released by the State Council Information Office.

China is strengthening cooperation with regional organizations like ASEAN, the African Union, the League of Arab States, and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, and releasing BDS-based solutions in the fields of smart cities, public security, precision agriculture, digital transport, and disaster prevention and mitigation, which are being piloted in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the white paper noted.