TOKYO -- China's BeiDou satellite positioning system has overtaken its U.S. rival in size, a shift with potentially huge implications for both high-tech industry and national security.
Growing global coverage of BeiDou positioning system raises security fears

A model of the BeiDou navigation satellite system is displayed at an exhibition in China's southern Hunan Province in April. © Reuters
TOKYO -- China's BeiDou satellite positioning system has overtaken its U.S. rival in size, a shift with potentially huge implications for both high-tech industry and national security.