Germany blocks full Chinese takeover of satellite startup on national security grounds

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Germany blocks full Chinese takeover of satellite startup

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-germany-blocks-full-chinese-takeover.html

Germany has blocked a complete Chinese takeover of a satellite startup on national security grounds, sources close to the matter told AFP Thursday, as Berlin takes an increasingly hard line against Beijing.

Germany blocks full Chinese takeover of satellite startup

The German tech company KLEO Connect aims to establish its own network of satellites in low Earth orbit that can provide internet to remote locations, hoping to rival Starlink.