China, with recent ITU filings for 200,000+ satellites, calls for greater transparency and coordination among operators

by Peter B. de Selding

Editor’s note: The following editorial, published Jan. 13, 2026, in the government-owned China Daily, affirms China’s commitment to “stronger international coordination mechanisms” and “greater transparency” in low Earth orbit.

As China’s planned mega-constellations near operational status, coordination and transparency will be needed more than ever.

The trick will be to find the right mechanism and venue to permit the kind of low-latency communications between operators that broadband constellations look for when communicating to their customers. That . . .

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