High-tech expo opens in Sichuan
The 6th China (Mianyang) Science & Technology City International High-Tech Expo, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, opened in the city of Mianyang, Sichuan province on Sept 6.
The 6th China (Mianyang) Science & Technology City International High-Tech Expo, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, opened in the city of Mianyang, Sichuan province on Sept 6.
The 6th China (Mianyang) Science & Technology City International High-Tech Expo opens in Mianyang, Sichuan on Sept. 6, 2018. [Photo by Zheng Chengqiong/China SCIO]
Peng Qinghua, secretary of the Sichuan Provincial CPC Committee, pointed out in his opening speech that this year's expo will highlight the concepts of sharing and win-win results, and will play an important role in promoting China's science and technology as well as scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation between China and the world.
As the only national-level sci-tech city in China, Mianyang is one of the core areas in Sichuan to carry out total innovation and reform, bearing the historical mission of developing an innovation-oriented country and promoting the integration of the military and civilian undertakings.
This year's high-tech expo, focusing on the key elements of technical innovation, is aimed to develop an open and interactive platform for military-civilian integration and speed up the transformation of high-tech achievements, said Li Ping, member of the CPC Party Group of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and president of the Science and Technology Daily.
This year's expo has a total exhibition area of 70,000 square meters, 1.8 times that of last year. It has four indoor exhibition pavilions, namely, a military and civilian integration pavilion, an international cooperation and high-tech pavilion, a Beidou technology application pavilion, five economic zones and high-tech industrial pavilion, and one outdoor area featuring large installations and an equipment area, with more than 10,000 items on display.
Compared with previous sessions of the expo, this year's expo adopts a new model of "exhibitions + forums + events." A total of 31 forums will be presented during the Expo, such as China Beidou Application Conference, Sino-German Smart Manufacturing Summit and the 3rd China Aviation Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (CAIEC).
