Beijing's Rare Mineral Advantage: A Strategic Edge in Space Surveillance?
The United States has long sought to achieve real time surveillance capabilities over vast areas of the Earth's surface, a feat that could revolutionize national security and military operations.
China's Ludi Tance 04 satellite, which orbits 36,000 kilometers above the Earth, has shed light on a little known factor contributing to Washington's struggles: Beijing's dominance in the global supply chain for gallium nitride.