Huang Lei, international business director of BDStar Navigation, which promotes Beidou, told the newspaper the company would build a network of stations in Pakistan to enhance the location accuracy of Beidou. He said building the network would cost tens of millions of dollars.
American website Defensenews.com reported early May that Pakistani military experts were in favor of using the Chinese system, even though the availability of the signal could not be guaranteed in case of conflict. But, according to one of them, Pakistan cannot place its trust in the United States. “Pakistan’s armed forces cannot rely on U.S. GPS because of its questionable availability during a conflict that has overtones of nuclear escalation,” former Pakistan Air Force pilot Kaiser Tufail told the site. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang travels next week to Pakistan, a long time ally, after a visit to India.