IGCC's SITC Bulletin, April 23, 2015

April 23, 2015

China News Digest, April 16-22, 2015

China to Build World's First Fourth-Generation Nuclear Power Plant

The building of the world's first commercial fourth-generation nuclear power plant may start in east China's Jiangxi Province in 2017, if a plan to the effect is approved by the government, sources said. The power plant, using high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, will be located in Ruijin, Jiangxi. Its first generating unit will be operational by 2021, officials with the state-owned China Nuclear Engineering Group Co. (CNEG) said Monday.

SASTIND

People's Daily News (English)

PLA to Buy Advanced Missiles from Russia

The deployment of the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system will substantially improve China's air defense capability, military experts said as Russian media reported that China has bought the cutting-edge weapon. Anatoly Isaikin, chief executive of the Russian state-run arms trader Rosoboronexport, confirmed on Monday that China has a contract with his company for the purchase of the S-400 air defense systems.

People's Daily News (English)

MIIT Deployed Implementation Plan of Depth Development of Civil-Military Integration 2015 Special Act

工业和信息化部部署实施军民融合专项行动

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held a teleconference on April 16, to deployed implementation plan of depth development of civil-military integration 2015 special act. Xu Dazhe, director of State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense attended and gave a speech. He said that civil-military integration is a national strategy and is critical to national security and development.

SASTIND

China, Venezuela to Bolster Military, Technical Cooperation

People's Daily News (English)

Development of CBERS Satellite 04A Officially Started

中巴地球资源卫星04A星研制工作正式启动

SASTIND

Russia and China Partner on $200 Million Venture Fund, Incubator for Russian Tech Companies

Fortune

China Launches Three More Free Trade Zones

People's Daily News (English)

Long March V Upper Stage Separation Test Completed

长征五号上面级分离试验完成