China News Digest for August 6 - August 12, 2015
U.S. Businesses Lobby Obama on China Tech Protectionism Concerns
 
American business groups are lobbying U.S. President Barack Obama to press Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on technology protectionism concerns during Xi's upcoming U.S. visit, according to a letter addressed to Obama seen by Reuters. In the letter dated Aug. 11, 19 U.S. business lobbies prodded Obama to raise the issues faced by the information and communications technology (ICT) sector.
 
New York Times (English)

 
China Considers Merger of Top Shipping Companies
 
A possible merger of China's two largest shipping lines by revenue, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co and China Shipping (Group) Co, was reported by Ship.sh, a Shanghai-based shipping industry news website. The suggestion of the merger, and other State-owned firms' marriages to follow boosted capital markets, with stocks rising 4.92 percent on the Shanghai bourse on Monday.
 
Xinhuanet (Chinese)

 
China Remains World's Largest Robot Market
 
China becomes the world's largest robot market for two consecutive years, according to data issued by China Robot Industry Alliance (CRIA) on Thursday. In 2014, the sales of robots in the Chinese market accounts for one fourth of world's total and reached 57,000 units, increasing by 54.6 percent on a comparable basis. 
 

 
China's First 12 Inches Chemical Mechanical Polishing Machine Developed by Tsinghua University
 
China Moves to Accelerate Modernization of Agriculture
Xinhuanet (English)  
 
Chinese VP Urges Technological Cooperation at International Applied Math Congress
Xinhuanet (English)
 
China's First Megawatt Wind Turbine Enters Into EU Market
 
Entrepreneurship to Invigorate China's Rustbelt
People's Daily News (English)  
 
China Eyes World-Class Utility Tunnel System by 2020
 
AVIC Expands Its Cooperation With Western Aviation Firms

AVIC Aircraft Made Non-Public Offering
中航飞机非公开发行股票取得圆满成功
 
China's Tsinghua Holdings Hopes to Partner With Facebook, Microsoft
 
Beijing to Hold International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest for College Students
 
JH-7A Fighter-Bomber a Boost for PLA's Electronic Warfare: Sina
Want China Times (English)

Iran Nearing Deal for China's J-10 Fighters: Report
Want China Times (English)

J-10B Still Needs Russian Engine After Domestic Engine Fails
Want China Times (English)
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