Analysts say Beijing is gifting space infrastructure as a form of soft power on the continent
The China-funded ground station at Windhoek’s Telecom Earth Station enables Namibia to process remote-sensing data from satellites, including the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS-4).
During the February 12 handover, China’s ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, described the station as Beijing’s first “high-technology development assistance project” in the African nation.
He said the station would be fully owned and operated by Namibia, and Chinese experts had already trained local technicians.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
