UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200580004-9 PAGE : 0006 C. CHINA PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL SPACE YEAR HOLDS "SINO-FOREIGN SPACE SCIENCE SEMINAR" IN XIAMEN SEZ (PD, 22 OCT). SIXTEEN FAMOUS SPACE SCIENTISTS FROM THE U.S., JAPAN, AND TAIWAN JOINED MORE THAN 40 SPACE EXPERTS FROM CHINA IN THE 4 DAY SEMINAR, WHICH BEGAN ON 20 OCT. ‘THE ATTENDEES DISCUSSED LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ITS APPLICATIONS AND GONSIDERED WAYS TO ENHANCE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. FIFTY ACADEMIC PAPERS. WERE READ AT THE SEMINAR, COVERING SUBJECTS SUCH AS SOLAR PHYSICS, MAGNETOSPHERE PHYSICS, IONOSPHERE PHYSICS, UPPER ATMOSPHERE PHYSICS, SPACE REMOTE SENSING, MICROMOTION SCIENCE, AND SPACE POSITIONING. D. SHANGHAI SPACE POWER SOURCES RI PRODUCES CADIUM-NICKEL ACCUMULATOR BATTERIES FOR SWEDISH SATELLITE (CD, 25 OCT). THE SWEDISH "FREJA" SATELLITE, LAUNCHED ON A LONG MARCH ROCKET ON 6 OCT, IS POWERED BY HIGH TECH BATTERIES PRODUCED BY THE SHANGHAI RI. SWEDEN HAS TENTATIVELY AGREED TO USE SIMILAR BATTERIES FROM THE RI IN ITS NEXT EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE, THE "ODIN". E. ARMY PAPER PRAISES ADVANCED §S AND T THINKING OF JIUQUAN SPACE CENTER AFTER SUCCESSFUL DOUBLE SATELLITE LAUNCH (LAD, 25 OCT). THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER, ((LI)) YUANZHENG, HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL 6 OCT LAUNCH TO HAIL THE RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS ACHIEVED AT THE CENTER. JIUQUAN HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER 500 S AND T ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PAST DECADE, WITH 129 OF THEM WINNING STATE, ARMY, AND COMMISSION ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND INDUSTRY FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE (COSTIND) S AND T PROGRESS AWARDS. DURING THE PAST 3 YEARS, THE CENTER HAS INVESTED OVER 10 MILLION YUAN IN IMPROVING WORK AND LIVING CONDITIONS FOR ITS S AND T PERSONNEL. IT IS ALSO PROMOTING PROMISING YOUNG S AND T SPECIALISTS AND RECRUITING PROMISING RESEARCHERS FROM CHINA'S TOP UNIVERSITIES. IN ADDITION, JIUQUAN IS APPLYING ITS TECHNOLOGICAL SUPERIORITY TO SUPPORT STATE ECONOMIC CONSTRUCTION. F. COSTIND AERODYNAMICS RESEARCH CENTER COMPLETES CONSTRUCTION OF ASIA'S LARGEST "WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENTAL AIR SOURCE SYSTEM" (LAD, 25 OCT). THE NEW SYSTEM, WHICH COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 5,000 SQUARE METERS (M), PROVIDES COMPRESSED AIR FOR WIND TUNNEL RESEARCH, TO ASSIST IN SELECTION, MODIFICATION, AND FINALIZATION OF AEROSPACE FLIGHT VEHICLE MODELS. (NO FURTHER DATA. ) G. CHINESE AND RUSSIAN ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE PLAN JOINT LAUNCH OF TWO SPACECRAFT MISSIONS TO MARS (CD, 27 OCT). THE AGREEMENT IS A NATURAL EVOLUTION OF 2 YEARS OF JOINT RESEARCH BY THE TWO ACADEMIES' PHYSICS RI'S IN DETECTING COSMIC RAYS AND STUDYING SPACE UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200580004-9
UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200580004-9 PAGE: 0007 ENVIRONMENTS USING HIGH ALTITUDE SOUNDING BALLOONS. THE FIRST SATELLITE, "MARS- 96", WILL BE LAUNCHED FROM A RUSSIAN SITE IN 1994. IT WILL ORBIT MARS AND SEND BACK DATA ON THE PLANET'S CLIMATE, GEOLOGY, AND SIGNS OF LIFE. THE SECOND SATELLITE, TO BE LAUNCHED IN 1996, WILL ACTUALLY LAND ON MARS AFTER A JOURNEY OF ABOUT 720 MILLION KILOMETERS (KM). H. MASI DESIGNS NEW SPACE CENTER NEAR JIUQUAN TO LAUNCH CHINA'S FIRST SPACE SHUTTLE IN LATE 1990'S (CHINA NEWS SERVICE, 31 OCT). THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT INVOLVES CONSTRUCTION OF A 200 KM LONG SPECIAL RAILWAY FROM JIUQUAN CITY //GEOCOORDS: 3946N/9834E// IN GANSU PROVINCE TO THE SELECTED SITE. KEY TECHNICAL PERSONNEL HAVE ALREADY MOVED TO THE DESIGNATED LOCATIONS AND HAVE BEGUN WORK ON THE LAUNCH COMPLEX, WHICH WILL TAKE ABOUT 10 YEARS TO COMPLETE. 6. SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY A. SHANGHAI JIANGNAN SHIPYARD LAUNCHES 20,000 TON BULK CARGO FREIGHTER FOR DALIAN STEAMSHIP CO (SHIP ENGINEERING, 1 OCT). THE "BAO WANG" WAS ORDERED BY THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DALIAN CO. IT WAS LAUNCHED ON 19 MAY AND DELIVERED TO ITS NEW OWNERS ON 31 JULY. (NO FURTHER DATA.) B. SHANGHAI DONGLIAN SHIP ENGINEERING CORP AND CHINA MACHINERY IMPORT/EXPORT CORP SET UP SHIP REPAIR FIRM IN SHANGHAI (CD, 18 OCT). THE "XIDONGLIAN SHIP ENGINEERING CO" IS JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE TWO PARENT CORPS. IT IS EQUIPPED TO REPAIR OR DISMANTLE 40,000 TO 100,000 TON CLASS PANAMANIAN-TYPE FREIGHTERS. IT WILL ALSO HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO BUILD SIMILAR VESSELS OF 60,000 TONS OR LESS. CG. DALIAN SHIPYARD SUCCESSFUL IN CASTING FIRST "SUPER-LARGE PROPELLER" FOR 150,000 TON VESSELS (CHINA SHIP NEWS - CSN, 23 OCT). THE PROPELLER IS 7.7 M IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHS 29 TONS, MAKING IT THE LARGEST PROPELLER EVER CAST IN CHINA. IT WILL BE INSTALLED ON A 150,000 TON OIL TANKER, CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN DALIAN. D. JIANGXI JIANGZHOU SHIPYARD BUILDS 16,000 TON CRUDE OIL BARGE FOR YANGXI OIL TRANSPORTATION CO (CSN, 23 OCT). THE SHIPYARD LAUNCHED THE "CUI ZHOU" ON 20 SEP. IT IS 136.2 M LONG, WITH A BEAM OF 22 M, A DEPTH OF 11.6 M, AND A DESIGNED DRAFT OF 9.1 M. THE BARGE, WHICH IS THE LARGEST EVER BUILT IN CHINA, IS SELF- DRIVEN AND SELF-UNLOADING. IT IS PROPELLED BY TWO 1,080 KILOWATT (KW) DIESEL ENGINES, CAN CARRY 16,000 TONS OF CRUDE OIL, HAS A MAXIMUM CRUISE RANGE OF 200 HOURS, AND CAN ACHIEVE A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 17.5 KM PER HOUR. E. QINGSHAN SHIPYARD UNDER YANGZI RIVER STEAMSHIP CORP BUILDS 4,000 TON CHEMICAL PRODUCTS TRANSPORTER UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200580004-9
UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200580004-9 PAGE ; 0008 (CSN, 23 OCT). THE "NINGHUA 40" WAS LAUNCHED BY THE SHIPYARD ON 8 SEP. IT IS 114.8 M LONG AND IS EQUIPPED WITH SUPERSONIC RADAR TO CHECK THE LEVELS, TEMPERATURES, AND PRESSURES OF LIQUID CHEMICALS STORED IN ITS TANKS. F. CHINA STATE SHIPBUILDING CORP (CSSC) HOLDS SECOND § AND T WORK CONFERENCE IN BEIJING FROM 24 TO 28 OCT (CD, 26 OCT; CSN, 30 OCT). MORE THAN 300 CSSC OFFICIALS AND EXPERTS ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS METHODS OF ACCELERATING DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY. CSSC GENERAL MANAGER ((ZHANG)) SHOU (STC 1728/1108) TOLD ATTENDEES THAT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAD GREATLY INCREASED FUNDING TO PROMOTE IMPROVED S AND T RESEARCH FOR THE INDUSTRY. HE SUMMED UP ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1984 AND OUTLINED OBJECTIVES, TASKS, AND POINTS OF S AND T EMPHASIS OF CONCERN TO CSSC IN THE CURRENT DECADE. CSSC'S TARGET FOR THE END OF THE CENTURY IS TO JOIN THE RANKS OF THE WORLD'S LEADING SHIP BUILDING COUNTRIES. ZHANG IDENTIFIED THREE MAIN TASKS THAT MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED TO REACH THIS GOAL (1) CSSC'S S AND T SYSTEM AND OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE MUST UNDERGO FURTHER REFORMS; (2) CSSC MUST INCREASE INVESTMENT IN S AND T, WHILE IMPROVING METHODS OF RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION, AND STRENGTHENING DEVELOPMENT OF MARITIME S AND T; (3) THE INDUSTRY MUST GRADUALLY INCREASE THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF § AND T PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING CHINA'S SHIPPING INDUSTRY. HE URGED CSSC RI'S AND SHIPYARDS TO FIND WAYS TO COOPERATE MORE CLOSELY IN ACCELERATING COMMERCTALIZATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS. (SEE ALSO 1-15 AUG 92 DSTI REPORT.) G. CSN PROFILES NUMBER 1 SIITP ENGINEERING OFFICE UNDER JIANGSU AUTOMATION RI (30 OCT). THE RI IS RESPONSIBLE FOR R AND D OF COMBAT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE NAVY'S MODERN FRIGATES. IT HAS ALSO UNDERTAKEN MORE THAN 20 RELATED NATIONAL DEFENSE PRELIMINARY RESEARCH PROJECTS. IT HAS BEEN PRAISED BY CSSC FOR SATISFACTORILY ACCOMPLISHING ITS MISSIONS AND ENSURING THE QUALITY, QUANTITY, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MAJOR WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING PROJECTS. TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCES OF ENTIRE COMBAT SYSTEMS, ITS SCIENTISTS HAVE CONSTANTLY ADOPTED NEW TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES AND INTRODUCED NEW PARTS. IN THE PAST 6 YEARS, THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION OF TRACKING SENSORS AND COMMAND INSTRUMENTS IN A SINGLE CONSOLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CHINA. H. CSN PROFILES NUMBER 3 RESEARCH OFFICE UNDER WUHAN SHIPPING DESIGN RI (30 OCT). ‘THE OFFICE HAS UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200580004-9
UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200580004-9 PAGE: 0009 BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL RESEARCH AND DESIGN OF SEVERAL MEDIUM SIZE PLA NAVY WARSHIPS. IT HAS UNDERTAKEN THE DESIGN OF A NEW TYPE ENGINEERING VESSEL AND THE DESIGN TASKS FOR THE MODERNIZATION AND CONVERSION OF AN UI TYPE OF WARSHIP. THE TwO REMODELLED VESSELS WERE DELIVERED TO USERS IN DEC 89 AND NOV 91 RESPECTIVELY. THE FIRST VESSEL IN A KEY DESIGN PROJECT IT IS NOW UNDERTAKING ENTERED THE TESTS AND SEA TRIALS STAGE RECENTLY. IN OVER 30 YEARS SINCE THE RESEARCH OFFICE WAS FOUNDED, IT HAS WON 13 STATE AND 13 MINISTERIAL S AND T PROGRESS AWARDS. I. CSN PROFILES SICHUAN TRANSMISSION AND GEARBOX EQUIPMENT RI (30 OCT). THE RI IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES DERIVED FROM COMPUTER APPLICATIONS. IN RECENT YEARS, IT HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED MORE THAN 20 R AND D PROJECTS PRODUCING TRANSMISSIONS AND COMPONENTS FOR PLA NAVY AND ARMORED FORCE EQUIPMENT. IT HAS ALSO DEVELOPED OVER 1,000 HIGH PRECISION GEAR COMPONENTS AND LARGE TRANSMISSION DEVICES IN FULFILLMENT OF A NUMBER OF KEY STATE R AND D PROJECTS. THESE INCLUDE WORK FOR THE XICHANG SATELLITE LAUNCH COMPLEX, THE BAOGANG STEEL FACTORY, THE JIUQUAN STEEL FACTORY, AND THE YIZHENG PETROCHEMICAL PLANT. J. CSN PROFILES SHIPBUILDING RI UNDER SHANGHAI HUDONG SHIPYARD (30 OCT). THE RI IS THE SHIPYARD'S MAIN TECHNICAL DESIGN UNIT, AND HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING A 68,000 TON DOUBLE-BOTTOM, DOUBLE-HULLED OIL TANKER AND A 70,000 TON BULK FREIGHTER OF SIMILAR DESIGN. IT HAS COLLABORATED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN DEVELOPING A "TRIPLE PURPOSE WORKING BARGE" CAPABLE OF CARRYING 2,700 STANDARD CONTAINERS WITH AN 8,400 HORSEPOWER ENGINE, AS WELL AS A 52,000 TON CRUDE OIL PROCESSING VESSEL. IT COMPLETELY DESIGNED THE FIRST FULLY SEALED FRIGATE FOR THE PLA NAVY, AND RECENTLY, WITH THE COOPERATION OF OTHER RI'S, COMPLETED DESIGN OF A NEW GENERATION OF NAVY FRIGATES. K. CSN PROFILES UI RI UNDER THE JIANGSU LAISHENG ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FACTORY (30 OCT). IN RECENT YEARS, THE RI HAS DEVELOPED A NEW GENERATION OF DIGITIZED SONARS AND TWO TYPES OF DIGITIZED SOUND RAY TRACKING PLOTTERS FOR THE PLA NAVY. ITS NEWLY DEVELOPED ECHO SONAR EMPLOYS DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING, AUTOMATIC FAULT DETECTION, AND MANY OTHER NEW TECHNOLOGIES. THE SONAR'S DESIGN RECENTLY PASSED TECHNICAL APPRAISAL BY EXPERTS FROM THE ELECTRONIC DIVISION OF THE PLA NAVY EQUIPMENT DEPT AND CSSC'S BUREAU OF MILITARY INDUSTRIES. 7. COMMUNICATIONS, COMMAND, AND CONTROL DEVELOPMENTS A. GENERAL OFFICE OF STATE COUNCIL AWARDS EXCLUSIVE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM CONTRACT TO BEIJING UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200580004-9