Navigation satellite systems are the symbols of states’hard power,and so are the assets of science and technology diplomacy.In the new era,the structure of great powers’navigation satellite systems is characterized...Navigation satellite systems are the symbols of states’hard power,and so are the assets of science and technology diplomacy.In the new era,the structure of great powers’navigation satellite systems is characterized by“one superpower”(the US GPS),“multi-pillars”(EU’s Galileo,Russian GLONASS and Chinese Beidou),and“multi-centers”(Indian regional navigation satellite system and Japanese quasi zenith navigation satellite system).Beidou is of great significance to promoting“One Belt and One Road”Initiative in the Arab world,and the essential measures to deepen the strategic partnership between China and the Arab League in inter-connectivity;it will also be an essential step for Beidou’s“going global”strategy in the long run.The implementation of Beidou’s projects in the Arab world is confronted with four dimensions of challenges of political,security,judicial and socio-cultural risks.Its implementation follows an incremental principle,choose pivotal states,create a radiation effect,which will lay a foundation for Beidou to open the West Asian and African market in the years to come.展开更多
基金This paper is funded by China’s Ministry of Education program“Theoretical and Empirical Studies of China’s Participation in the Middle East Governance in the New Era”(14JJD810017)is supported by the“Shu Guang”Project of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Education Development Foundation(15SG29)“Shanghai Pujiang Talents Project”and the Shanghai International Studies University Research Team“Regional Cooperation between East Asia and Middle East in the New Era”.
文摘Navigation satellite systems are the symbols of states’hard power,and so are the assets of science and technology diplomacy.In the new era,the structure of great powers’navigation satellite systems is characterized by“one superpower”(the US GPS),“multi-pillars”(EU’s Galileo,Russian GLONASS and Chinese Beidou),and“multi-centers”(Indian regional navigation satellite system and Japanese quasi zenith navigation satellite system).Beidou is of great significance to promoting“One Belt and One Road”Initiative in the Arab world,and the essential measures to deepen the strategic partnership between China and the Arab League in inter-connectivity;it will also be an essential step for Beidou’s“going global”strategy in the long run.The implementation of Beidou’s projects in the Arab world is confronted with four dimensions of challenges of political,security,judicial and socio-cultural risks.Its implementation follows an incremental principle,choose pivotal states,create a radiation effect,which will lay a foundation for Beidou to open the West Asian and African market in the years to come.
