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CHENGDU, China, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Benefiting from its solid technological foundation and innovative culture,

Chengdu is becoming a leader in the development of science and technology in

western China.

The provincial capital of Sichuan has also been providing strong support for

the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, which is the largest metropolitan area

in western China.

Chengdu is home to 66 industrial zones and parks and has attracted large

numbers of high-tech companies to set up branches and launch operations.

Beijing-based space technology startup Galactic Energy is one of the companies

pushing forward the development of an aerospace industrial cluster in Chengdu.

On Nov 7, China's new carrier rocket Ceres 1, designed and built by Galactic

Energy, made its maiden flight.

The company is building a research and development base for next-generation

commercial launch vehicles in Chengdu's aerospace industrial zone. The zone,

covering 168.5 square kilometers, aims to become one of the leading commercial

aerospace industrial centers in China.

The aerospace industrial zone has set up four industry incubation projects and

six other projects to speed up industrial development. It will set up an

aerospace technology innovation factory, aiming to boost mass production of

China's key technological products within five years.

Chengdu has also made remarkable achievements in the sector of biomedicine.

Chengdu Tianfu International Bio-Town has hosted 150 projects and attracted

five Nobel Prize laureate teams, four academician teams and 51 high-caliber

talent teams.

Another innovative entrepreneurship landmark in Tianfu New Area is Chengdu

Science Town, which is also a core part of Chengdu and Chongqing's joint

development plan for Western Science City.

Chengdu Science Town is 29 km south of the city's downtown area, with a planned

area of 99.4 sq km. It has gathered a large number of major innovation platforms, research

institutes and cutting-edge science and technology enterprises.

The science town has attracted 11 major scientific and technological

infrastructure projects, 17 national innovation platforms funded by institution

like CAS the National Agricultural Science Center and 41 projects run under the

joint efforts of research institutes, universities and local administrations.

Chengdu is expected to offer a base for the State-level technology innovation

center for the Sichuan-Tibet Railway. The center will conduct research on

building railways in and developing equipment for complicated environments like

high-altitude plateaus and mountains.

SOURCE  Chengdu Science and Technology Bureau

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number of tech companies and research facilities.