China News Digest for April 30 - May 6, 2016
China's State Council Meeting Studies Manufacturing

The State Council studied new measures for manufacturing and civil aviation during a meeting Wednesday that was led by Premier Li Keqiang. China's manufacturing sector is expected to merge with the internet in order to lift the country's factory output and quality.
 


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Govt Plans Platforms to Bring Manufacturing and Internet Together
China Daily (English)

Xi Asks Officials to Respect Intellectuals' Creativity, Criticism

Chinese President Xi Jinping has asked officials to place more trust in intellectuals, welcome their criticism and limit interference in their creative work. Xi made the remarks at a meeting on Tuesday in Hefei with scientists and researchers, model workers and young people during his inspection tour of east China's Anhui Province, according to a press release published Friday.

Xinhua (English)

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President Xi Calls for "People-Centric" Reform
Xinhua (English)

China Broadcast Network to Become Fourth Domestic Telecom Operator
 

State-owned China Broadcast Network (CBN) has been approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to become China's fourth telecom operator. The new license allows CBN to provide domestic Internet data transmission and telecommunication infrastructure service.

People's Daily (English)


Top Economic Planner Vows to Stabilize Private Investment
Xinhua (English)
Gov.cn (Chinese)

"ICT Industry Development Plan (2016-2020)" Passed Experts Demonstration
《信息通信行业发展规划（2016-2020年）》通过专家论证

China Has Become the Top Chip Patents Applicant
我国成为芯片专利申请大国

Aerospace Technology 13th Five-Year Plan Expert Committee Meeting Was Held
空天技术领域"十三五"规划专家组会议召开

Interview: China's Space Technology Extraordinary, Impressive: Euro Space Center Director
Xinhua (English)

AVIC New Board of Directors Took Office

中航工业董事会新任董事到任

Progress Was Made in Drone Development Through "Aviation-Aerospace Integrated" Model
无人机"航空航天融合"发展模式取得进展
SASTIND (Chinese)

Five Contemporary Chinese Science and Engineering Projects
People's Daily (English)

Service Robots to Spearhead Chinese AI Boom
Xinhua (English)

China to Intensify Crackdown on IPR Infringement, Fake Goods
Xinhua (English)

Unorthodox Financing Fuels a Tech Dream in China

Tencent Venture Poaches Google Talent as Chinese Tech Firms Pile into Autos

The Inter-Ministerial Coordination Group of Civil-Military Integration in Weapons and Equipment Research and Production Held the Fifth Meeting
军民结合寓军于民武器装备科研生产体系建设部际协调小组第五次会议召开

Northern Investment Corporation and Xi'an Economic Development Zone Build Civil-Military Integration Innovation Demonstration Zone
北方投资公司与西安经开区共建军民融合创新示范区
SASTIND (Chinese)

Sichuan Established the First Civil-Military Integration High-Tech Industry Alliance

四川成立首家军民融合高技术产业联盟
SASTIND (Chinese)

Two-Seat Variant of China-Pakistan JF-17 Fighter Jet to Fly in 2016
The Diplomat (English)
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