Spotlight: China, Arab states eye closer cooperation on satellite navigation to build "Space Silk Road"

A Chinese staff worker displays the controller which can be equipped with the application of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) for self-driving tractor in Tunis, capital of Tunisia, April 1, 2019. Chinese and Arab officials and experts on Monday envisioned building a "Space Silk Road" through closer cooperation on wider application of China's indigenously made BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) in the Middle East. The BDS, which went into trial operation in 2011 and started global service in later 2018, is a navigation satellite system independently developed by China. (Xinhua/Meng Tao)