It's precisely the fear of having navigation turned off that led to nations launching their own GPS alternatives. More satellites is better for critical transportation if one nation (be it China or US) wants to turn disable their system for civilians.
http://fortune.com/2018/08/28/china-has-been-withholding-bir...
https://www.wired.com/story/australias-ban-on-huawei-is-just...
https://nypost.com/2018/09/19/chinas-social-credit-system-is...
http://fortune.com/2016/05/20/chinese-social-manipulation/