China leads in GPS-style, reconnaissance and anti-satellite abilities, US report says

China leads in GPS-style, reconnaissance and anti-satellite abilities, US report says China is closing the space innovation gap with the United States and could take the lead if Washington doesn’t act, think tank warns The report from the Washington-based Information Technology and Innovation Foundation said China had rapidly built a powerful commercial space sector under strong state backing and was narrowing the innovation gap with the US. The warning comes as analysts project the global space economy could exceed US$1 trillion within the next decade. According to the report, China has already surpassed Russia as America’s main competitor in space. “Most commercial space capabilities are dual use, with militaries relying most heavily on [positioning, navigation and timing], remote sensing, [low Earth orbit] broadband and anti-satellite weaponry.