China harvests in development of BDS applications industry: white paper
China DailyA model of the Beidou Satellite Navigation System. BEIJING -- China has made continuous efforts to refine the products supporting the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System industry, expand its application fields, improve its industry ecosystem, and promote its large-scale applications, according to a white paper published Friday. The white paper, titled "China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era," was released by China's State Council Information Office. In 2021, 324 million Chinese smartphones supporting BDS services were shipped, accounting for 94.5 percent of the country's total, according to the white paper. Users can send short messages through BeiDou short message civil platform without changing SIM cards or phone numbers, BDS spokesperson Ran Chengqi told a press conference on the release of the white paper.