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By The Wall Street Journal
December 29, 2011
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China has begun operating a homegrown satellite navigation service that is designed to provide an alternative to the U.S. Global Positioning System and, according to defense experts, could help the Chinese military to identify, track, and strike U.S. ships in the region in the event of armed conflict.
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