China News Digest for November 19 - December 2, 2015
China's Largest and Most Powerful New Rocket the Long March 5 Shown to Public

The launching crew training rocket called the Long March 5, China's largest and most powerful rocket, is moved to a launching tower at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in south China's Hainan province on Nov.23. This is the first time that the Long March 5 has been completely shown in public. The rocket is made up of four large boosters and a core unit, according to Liu Tongjie, deputy head of lunar exploration and space programs at the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, which oversees China's space activities.
 
People's Daily (English)
Xinhuanet (Chinese)

Related:
Launch Success Rate of China's Rocket is Almost 97%
我国运载火箭发射成功率近97%
SASTIND (Chinese)


Xi Urges Breakthroughs in Military Structural Reform

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), speak at a meeting on reforming the armed forces which was held from Nov. 24 to 26. Xi urged breakthroughs in reform of the country's armed forces by 2020, vowing to reorganize the current military administration structure and military command system.

People's Daily (English)
SASTIND (Chinese)

Related:
Xi Jinping Announces Overhaul of China's Military Forces
New York Times (English)

Reform to Make PLA More Adept, Combative
People's Daily (English)


China to Strongly Develop Robot Industry

The World Robot Conference 2015 is set to close in Beijing on this Wednesday. During the three-day expo, China has been encouraging overseas robotics companies to share technologies with China-based vendors. Meantime, China is attempting to develop the market share of made-in-China robots, with a goal of over 30 percent of the global market share by 2030.

People's Daily (English)

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China Eyes 50% Market Share of Made-in-China Robots
People's Daily (English)

Bright Market Prospect for China's Service Robotics
Xinhuanet (English)

China Reached International Advanced Level in Spatial Intelligence Robotics
中国跨入空间智能机器人领域的国际先进行列
SASTIND (Chinese)


China Launches Yaogan-29 Remote Sensing Satellite
People's Daily (English)
SASTIND (Chinese)

First China-Developed Regional Jet Delivered
People's Daily (English)
MIIT (Chinese)

China Eyes High-Level Talents to Boost Innovation
Xinhuanet (English)
www.gov.cn (Chinese)

Three Ministries Jointly Issued Opinions on Accelerating Innovation and Development of the Graphene Industry
三部门关于加快石墨烯产业创新发展的若干意见
MIIT (Chinese)

Spotlight: China, Central and Eastern Europe Eye Infrastructure-Led All-Round Cooperation
Xinhuanet (English)
Xinhuanet (Chinese)

China Will Invest $1T Overseas in the Next Five Years, Says Li
People's Daily (English)
 
China to Reinforce IPR Protection: Vice Premier
Xinhuanet (English)
 
China, US Pledge Closer IPR Cooperation
Xinhuanet (English)

China to Address Foreign Investor's Concerns on Transparency: Vice Premier
People's Daily (English)
 
China to Fix Potential Safety Issues Brought by Rapid Growing Drone Industry
People's Daily (English)
 
Latest, Biggest Drone Goes on Display at Industry Exposition
People's Daily (English)

Superbug Gene Against All Forms of Antibiotics Discovered in China
People's Daily (English)

China Leading in Clean Energy Investment: EF CEO
People's Daily (English)

Spotlight: China Has Good Chance in U.S. Renewable Energy Development
Xinhuanet (English)

Rail Manufacturers Target $102B in Sales Within Five Years
People's Daily (English)

China's First Home-Grown Maglev Goes on Trial
People's Daily (English)

China Aims to Build Its Own Secure Smartphones

China to Set Up BDS International Maritime Surveillance Center
SASTIND (Chinese)

China's Indigenous SatNav Performing Well After Tests
People's Daily (English)

China Makes Breakthrough in Electromagnetic Missile Launching Technology
People's Daily (English)

China Finally Signs for Sukhoi Su-35 Warplanes

China Again Tests Nuclear Hypersonic Missile
Free Beacon (English)

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