China News Digest for April 23 - April 29, 2016
Xi Expects New Chapter in Aerospace Development


Sunday marks China's first-ever "Space Day." It's also the 46th anniversary of the successful launch of the country's first satellite, 'Dong Fang Hong' or 'The East is Red.' In an instruction to the occasion, Xi asked space scientists and engineers to "seize the strategic opportunity and keep innovating to make a greater contribution to the country's overall growth and the welfare of mankind."
 
Xinhua (English)

Sastind (Chinese)

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Senior Officer Expects Moon Visit by 2036
People's Daily (English)

Chinese Sounding Rocket Launched
People's Daily (English)

China's New Generation of Rocket Already in Assembly
 

People's Daily (English)

China to Launch First Satellite Built by Students in 2017
People's Daily (English)

NASA Views China as "Potential Partner" in Civilian Space
People's Daily (English)

China Focus: China Open to Sino-U.S. Space Cooperation
Xinhua (English)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Established 12th Academy to Promote Civil-Military Integration
航天科技集团建十二研究院 助推系统工程与军民融合发展
Sastind (Chinese)

China Will Launch 0.5m Resolution Remote Sensing Satellite

中国明年发射0.5米分辨率遥感卫星

China Developed 40-Nanometer Precision Beidou Application Chip

中国研制40纳米高精度北斗应用芯片


China Issues Guidelines on Robotics Development

China's central authorities have laid out a plan to help develop the robotics industry, which it hoped will see a tripling of robotic production in China over the next 5 years. The plan has been jointly issued by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission. In it, it calls for technological breakthroughs to be made in developing the key components of robot, as well as high-end robots themselves, on top of raising the overall quality and quantity of the robots sold from China to the rest of the world.



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China's Robot Revolution

Domestic Industrial Robots Will Reach An Annual Output of 100,000 Units by 2020
2020年自主品牌工业机器人年产将达10万台
81.cn (Chinese)


China to Revitalize Northeast Rustbelt


China will rejuvenate its northeast rustbelt region through more reforms and economic restructuring, according to a policy document released Tuesday. State-owned enterprises (SOEs) will be restructured, private firms will receive more support and regional cooperation will drive development, according to the document jointly published by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council.

People's Daily (English)

81.cn (Chinese)



Xi Stresses Cybersecurity, Positive Internet Environment
Xinhua (English)

SASAC Announced Appointment of Independent Directors and Deputy Leaders of China Aircraft Engine Corporation
国务院国资委宣布中国航发外部董事聘任和领导班子副职人选的决定

Development of AG600 Gets into Final Stage
AG600研制攻坚进入决胜阶段

AVIC International Purchased Spain ARITEX with the Goal to Become a Global Supplier of Automated Assembly Products
中航国际并购西班牙ARITEX公司目标打造全球自动化装配领域一级供应商

China Develops Advanced PET Scan Technology
People's Daily (English)

First Chinese Pharmaceutical R&D Center Set Up in US

People's Daily (English) 

Cisco, China's Inspur Form Internet Tech JV
People's Daily (English)

Microsoft to Expand Cloud Computing Business in China
People's Daily (English)

China Becomes 2nd Largest VC Destination
People's Daily (English)

Chinese Automakers Push Forward in Developing Self-Driving Vehicles
People's Daily (English)

China Wants to Own Small Stake in Web Firms

China's Tech Leaders Try Teaching Dinosaurs to Dance

China Engines Soon Entering Mass Production; Three Aircraft Will Have Reliable Power
中国一发动机即将量产三大战机将获可靠动力
Phoenix News (Chinese)

Austria Helps China Build New Electronic Warfare Plane
The Diplomat (English)

China Tests New Weapon Capable of Breaching US Missile Defense Systems
The Diplomat (English)
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