Construction of a space science park started in Shanghai on
Sunday with the signing of a strategic cooperation framework
agreement between the municipal government and the China Aerospace
Science and Technology Group Co.
The science park, with a total investment of 5.5 billion yuan
(US$679 million), will be built as a base for research and
development, industrial production and popularization of space
knowledge, said an official with the municipal government.
"In an effort to promote innovation, Shanghai will strive to
build an independent system for the research, testing and
manufacturing of aerospace products." said Han Zheng, mayor of
Shanghai.
"China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co. will step up
the application of aerospace technology in civil projects." said
Zhang Qingwei, general manager of the corporation.
Shanghai, one of the strategic industrial base of China, would
become a space and civil industrial base and a platform for
international cooperation in this field, he added.
(Xinhua News Agency January 23, 2006)
