BeiDou marks official completion and commissioning

President Xi Jinping announced the completion and commissioning of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) on July 31. The SCIO held a press briefing on it Monday. Here is a glimpse of BeiDou's journey of development, fields of application, and significance.

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