Taizhou, a coastal city in East China's Zhejiang province, where its private sector takes the lion's share in the city's GDP, is sparing no efforts in transforming itself into a high-end manufacturing hub in the nation.
The city plans to focus on its robust private sector and advanced manufacturing capabilities.
"We hope to further integrate with military and technological enterprises to better foster the aerospace and aviation sectors in Taizhou," said Chen Yijun, party secretary of Taizhou, at an aerospace industry forum held in the city on Monday.
The event coincided with the 17th Qian Xuesen forum in memory of Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), a prominent Chinese scientist who contributed to Chinese aerodynamics and rocket science. It lured hundreds of aerospace professionals, including 20 generals and academicians from the sector.
Xue Huifeng, president of the China Aerospace Academy of Systems Science and Engineering, delivers a speech at the forum. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
"We aim to fully implement the intellectual properties and technologies transfer to innovate the mode for civil-military integration," said Xue Huifeng, president of the China Aerospace Academy of Systems Science and Engineering. The academy held the forum with the Taizhou government.
Li Deren, an academician from the Chinese Academy of Science, said at the forum that the development of a commercial remote sensing satellite system will provide "significant social and economic benefits."
His idea was echoed by Fu Zhimin, an academician from the International Academy of Astronautics, who called for better administration of the aerospace economy and legislation of laws and regulations concerning the space sector.
Jiang Chunliang from the Chinese Academy of Military Science, said Taizhou has advantages in developing the aerospace sector, especially in the manufacturing of drones.
The China Aerospace Academy of Systems Science and Engineering has realized the localization and operation of civil-military integration in over 10 provinces, including East China's Jiangsu, Anhui and Shandong, Northeast China's Liaoning and South China's Guangdong.
It also holds technological transferring activities in over 30 cities in China each year, attracting over 800 local enterprises.