Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:After the Chinese government criticized SpaceX for crowding the skies with Starlink satellites, China has submitted proposals to launch several hundred thousand satellites of its own. On the heels of the Chinese government publicly calling out SpaceX for crowding low-Earth orbit with a constellation of Starlink satellites, Chinese companies are now vying for more space for themselves up there. There are already 10,824 satellites orbiting Earth, with China only accounting for 9.43 percent—tech behemoth SpaceX alone is responsible for 75.94 percent. Related Story Experts Knitted a Satellite and Sent It to Space“China’s satellite internet development is characterized by nationwide coordination, in which different parties are involved. The country is already developing internet satellite constellations, including the Guowang network (containing 13,000 satellites) and the Quianfan network (which is expected to send up 15,000 of them by 2030).