BEIJING: Shaanxi province is making big strides in its high-quality development by leveraging technological innovation as a key growth driver, while helping the nation achieve high-level self-reliance in high-tech sectors, said a top official of the province.
Speaking at a news conference held in Beijing by the State Council Information Office, Shaanxi Governor Zhao Gang said that three national-level industrial clusters — aviation, integrated circuits and advanced structural materials — are based in the province, which is one of the key centers for scientific research in China. In addition, a number of high technologies developed in the region, such as superconductivity and ultrahigh voltage transmission, are of world-class standard, Zhao noted.
The news conference focused on Shaanxi’s practices in advancing Chinese modernization with breakthroughs in high-quality development.
“The province has embarked on the fast track in pursuing development fueled by innovation,” said Zhao, adding that the number of high and new technology enterprises in Shaanxi increased to 16,000 in 2023 from 6,000 in 2020. The province has been accelerating the development of advanced manufacturing industries, particularly the new energy vehicle industry, according to the governor.
Manufacturing units for key new energy vehicle components, including batteries, electric motors and control panels, have been established in Shaanxi. The production of new energy vehicles has seen an average annual increase of 1.6-fold in the past three years, he said.
Furthermore, the province has been developing technologies required by China’s major projects, such as manned space missions, lunar probes and deep-sea expeditions, so that the country can be self-reliant in high-tech sectors, he added. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
