China News Digest for September 24 - 30, 2015
State Council Offers Science, Tech Plan

China issued a national plan for national science development on Thursday, giving academics and inventors more incentives. The plan by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council, introduces mechanisms to motivate researchers and foster innovation with 32 specific measures. It was designed to encourage enterprises taking a dominant role in the country's sci-tech development, reforming existing research institutes to encourage innovation and technology transfers and establishing incentive mechanisms to attract more talent.

most.gov.cn (Chinese)
China Daily (English)
 

China Launches 20th Beidou Navigation Satellite

China launched a new-generation satellite into orbit that will support its global navigation and positioning network at 7:13 a.m. Beijing Time Wednesday. Launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan, the satellite was boosted by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. It was the 20th satellite for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), and puts China one step closer to providing an alternative to the U.S.-operated GPS.

Xinhuanet (Chinese)
People's Daily (English)

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China Successfully launched First solid-Fuel Carrier Rocket LM-11
People's Daily (English)

Chinese Satellite With 3D Printed Parts Launched Into Space

China to Send Chang'e-4 Lander to Far Side of the Moon


High-Speed Rail Maker CRRC Officially Established

Approved by the State Council, China's cabinet, two former HSR giants, China North Railway (CNR) and China South Railway (CSR), merged to become CRRC. Cui Dianguo, CRRC's chairman, said the corporation will help accelerate high-end equipment manufacturing in China, as well as the reform of state-owned enterprises.

People's Daily (Chinese)
People's Daily (English)

Related:
Chinese Team Expresses Interest in California High-Speed Rail Program
People's Daily (English)


The State Council Issued Guidance to Accelerate the Construction of "Mass Innovation and Mass Entrepreneurship" Supporting Platform
国务院关于加快构建大众创业万众创新支撑平台的指导意见
MIIT (Chinese)

China Urges SOE Modernization Through Mixed Ownership Reform
People's Daily (English)

The 973 Program Started to Conduct Mid-Term Review
973 计划(含重大科学研究计划)项目进行中期评估
most.gov.cn (Chinese)

China Identifies Priority Sectors for Industrial Upgrades
People's Daily (English)

China, EU and 5G: Internet of the Future
People's Daily (English)

EU, China Sign Key Partnership on 5G
Xinhuanet (English)

Baidu Replaces Bing as Microsoft's Default Search Engine in China
People's Daily (English)

Chinese Premier Calls Foreign Talent to China
Xinhuanet (English)

China's Top Political Advisor Calls on Chinese Entrepreneurs to Contribute More to World Cooperation
Xinhuanet (English)

China's Tsinghua to Buy Western Digital Stake in U.S. Tech Push
New York Times (English)

Sleeping With the Robot... Waking Up to Automation
People's Daily (English)

Updated J-31 Unveiled, Expected to Hit Global Market in 5 Years
Want China Times (English)

PLA to Declare Biggest Reforms Since Founding of PRC: Duowei
Want China Times (English)

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