China News Digest for April 7 - April 17, 2016
China Plans 'Enormous' Investment in 15 Innovation Centers to Take Manufacturing Sector to Next Level


China's central government plans to establish a network of manufacturing innovation centers nationwide that official bodies and private companies can co-invest in to upgrade the country's manufacturing sector, said government official. These moves are part of an initiative dubbed China Manufacturing 2025. According to the plan, there will be 15 such innovation centers by 2020 and double this after another five years.
 

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Govt to Inject $927b into High-Tech, Infrastructure
China Daily (English)

Beijing to Spend $1.5b on 'Silicon Valley of China'
ZD Net (English)

China's $6 Billion Tech Funding Boom Signals Flight to Quality
Bloomberg (English)


China to Deepen SOE Reform in 2016

China will continue to propel its ongoing reform on torpid State-owned enterprises (SOE) this year as part of the efforts to restructure the economy, according to a recent government meeting. The meeting also agreed to establish mechanisms that encourage innovation and allow progress through trials and errors. 

China Daily (English)

Gov.cn (Chinese)


China Develops Key Component of World's First Fourth-Generation Nuclear Power Plant

On April 6, the digital control system (DCS) of the world's first commercial high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) nuclear power station passed its final tests and is now ready to be delivered for use. The successful development of the HTGR will greatly raise China's capacity in nuclear power plants and boost export. China has already signed agreements with Saudi Arabia and the UAE regarding co-construction of HTGR nuclear power plants.

People's Daily (English)

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People's Daily (English) 


MIIT Issued Notice to Start 2016 Strong Industrial Base Special Action Plan
工业和信息化部关于开展工业强基2016专项行动的通知

China Will Focus on Building Stronger Intellectual Property Protection
我国将着力构建知识产权大保护工作格局
81.net (Chinese)

China Reviews One Year Progress of Belt and Road Initiative
People's Daily (English)

China to Set Up Its First Antarctic Aviation Team
People's Daily (English)

Chinese Scientists Succeed in Micro-g 3D Printing Test
Xinhua (English)

Southern China's Robot Manufacturers Upbeat About Sales After Busy First Quarter

Alibaba Makes Biggest Overseas Bet with US$1b Lazada Deal

CASIC Will Put 43 Billion Collaborative Procurement Contracts on Its Online Platform

航天科工将在互联网平台发布430亿元协作采购需求
81.cn (Chinese)
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