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SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, AND INDUSTRY REPORT,
16-31
OCTOBER 1991
WARNING:
THIS
IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY
EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.
REPORT
IS
UNCLASSIFIED.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DOI:
911212.
DOI:
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REQS:
SOURCE:
SUMMARY:
ECONOMISTS NOT SATISFIED WITH REFORMS. MEDIA
HIGHLIGHTS TECHNOLOGY, DOWNPLAYS
IDEOLOGY.
’’QIGONG
"
PROMOTES COMBAT READINESS.
SRF SENSITIVE TO
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
.
PLA NAVY ADVISED
TO BECOME
SMALLER.
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1.
INTRODUCTION
A.
THIS REPORT CONTAINS
SUMMARIES OF PRC MEDIA
REPORTS ON DEVELOPMENTS
IN THE DEFENSE SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, AND INDUSTRY
(DSTI)
SECTOR FROM 16-31 OCT
•
B.
TABLE OF CONTENTS -
1.
INTRODUCTION
2.
DSTI ORGANIZATION
3.
DSTI FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT
A.
SIGNIFICANT DEFENSE R&D ACHIEVEMENTS
5.
MINISTRY OF AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
6.
SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY
7.
MINISTRY OF MACHINE BUILDING/ ELECTRONICS
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8.
COMMUNICATIONS,
COMMAND, AND CONTROL
DEVELOPMENTS
.
NUCLEAR/ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY
10.
MEDICAL SCIENCE
11.
PLA SERVICES AND ARMS R&D ACHIEVEMENTS
12.
DEFENSE CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITIONS
13.
DSTI AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2.
DSTI ORGANIZATION
A.
SHANGHAI MAYOR ANNOUNCES HIGH-TECH PARK
EXPANSION PLANS AT PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION
CONFERENCE
(CHINA DAILY
-
CD,
&
27 OCT).
OVER 100
REPRESENTATIVES FROM
COUNTRIES ATTENDED THIS
CONFERENCE, HELD
IN SHANGHAI,
//GEOCOORDS:
3114N/12128E// ON DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY
(S&T)
INDUSTRIAL ZONES.
MAYOR ((HUANG))
JU ANNOUNCED
PLANS
TO BUILD AN
SQUARE KILOMETER (KM)
BEICAI
ZHANGJIANG HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE
(DZ)
IN
THE CITY’S NEW PUDONG AREA.
THE MAYOR CLAIMED THE DZ,
WHICH WOULD SPECIALIZE
IN MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
AND NEW MATERIALS, WOULD BE MODELLED ON SHANGHAI’S
EXISTING CAOHEJING HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIAL DZ.
THE CITY
ALSO HAS PLANS TO EXPAND CAOHEJING, LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF
THE CITY CENTER, FROM ITS CURRENT
1.7 KM SQUARE AREA TO
5 KMS- SQUARE DURING THE 8TH FIVE YEAR PLAN (FYP).
CAOHEJING WAS
SET UP
IN 1985 AND ACHIEVED A TOTAL OUTPUT
VALUE OF USD 400 MILLION IN
1990.
IT HAS A GOAL OF
ACHIEVING OUTPUT OF OVER USD
2 BILLION BY THE YEAR 2000.
18 FOREIGN-OWNED ENTERPRISES
IN THE ZONE REACHED
103.57
MILLION YUAN
IN OUTPUT DURING THE FIRST HALF OF
1991;
WITH PROFITS REACHING 30.9 MILLION YUAN.
THIS
IS AN
INCREASE OF 330 PERCENT
IN PROFITS OVER THE FIRST
MONTHS OF
1990.
B.
STATE S&T COMMISSION (SSTC)
"TORCH PROGRAM
OFFICE" REPORTS RAPID PROGRESS
IN RECENTLY ESTABLISHED
HIGH-TECH DZ'S
(CD,
22 AND
23 OCT).
THE SSTC OFFICE
CLAIMS THE BEIJING’S "3-LEGGED POLICY" OF ESTABLISHING
FIVE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
(SEZ),
14 COASTAL ECONOMIC
AND TECHNOLOGICAL DZ'S, AND
STATE-LEVEL HIGH-TECH
INDUSTRIAL DZ'S,
IS HAVING THE DESIRED AFFECT OF
PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THE BEIJING HIGH-TECH
DZ HAS ACHIEVED A 40 PERCENT ANNUAL GROWTH
IN TOTAL
OUTPUT SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED
IN
1988.
THE EIGHT HIGH-
TECH INDUSTRIAL DZ’S
IN EAST CHINA ACHIEVED AN OVERALL
TOTAL OUTPUT VALUE OF OVER 20 BILLION YUAN
IN
1990.
SSTC HAS DETECTED SOME PROBLEMS
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TO LACK OF INVESTMENT FUNDS,
SHORTAGES OF TALENTED S8T
PERSONNEL, AND EXCESSIVE RED TAPE.
HOWEVER,
THE ZONES
HAVE ENCOURAGED FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND INCREASED HIGH-
TECH EXPORTS WHILE IMPROVING GENERAL ECONOMIC
EFFICIENCY.
(NOTE -
SEE ALSO 1-15 OCT 91 DSTI REPORT.)
C.
SHENYANG DONGBEI MICROELECTRONICS RESEARCH
INSTITUTE (RI)
SETS UP LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
(LSIC)
TEST BASE
(NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY
- NCNA,
OCT).
THE RI
SET UP THIS PILOT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
(R&D)
CENTER TO DEVELOP A PRODUCTION LINE FOR 2.5 MICRON
CHIPS; AND TO CONDUCT EXTENSIVE RSD
IN
1.5 MICRON
LSIC'S.
THE 44.5 MILLION YUAN PROJECT POSSESSES CHINA'S
MOST ADVANCED FACILITIES,
INCLUDING HIGH-PURITY WATER
AND SUPERPURE AERODYNAMIC STATIONS.
THE BASE PASSED
STATE-LEVEL TECHNICAL EVALUATION TESTS ON 26
SEP AND
WENT INTO FULL OPERATION.
3.
DSTI FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT
A.
CHINA'S ECONOMIC EXPERTS NOT SATISFIED WITH
REFORM MEASURES ENACTED AT HIGH-LEVEL COMMUNIST PARTY
MEETING
(CD,
16,
17,
21,
28 OCT;
SOUTH CHINA
MORNING POST
-
SCMP,
22 OCT).
RESEARCHERS FROM THE
CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES HAVE SUGGESTED THAT
THE
12 REFORM MEASURES ADOPTED BY PARTY LEADERS
IN SEP
WILL NOT RESCUE CHINA'S FAILING STATE-RUN ENTERPRISES
UNLESS THEY ARE ALLOWED MANAGEMENT AUTONOMY, OPEN TO THE
OUTSIDE WORLD, AND CARRY OUT VIGOROUS TECHNICAL
TRANSFORMATION.
THEY HAVE CRITICISED CURRENT ENTERPRISE
MANAGERS FOR CONTINUING TO MEASURE SUCCESS OF THEIR
FACTORIES BASED ON TOTAL PRODUCTION OUTPUT RATHER THAN
ON EFFICIENCY AND PROFITABILITY.
THEY NOTE THAT
INDUSTRIAL LEADERS HAVE PROUDLY POINTED TO ROBUST
PRODUCTION GROWTH IN THE 3RD QUARTER 1991 AS AN
INDICATOR THAT CHINA IS RECOVERING FROM THE AUSTERITY
PROGRAM BEGUN
IN
1988.
PRODUCTION GROWTH DID INCREASE
13.4 PERCENT
IN JUL,
14.6 PERCENT
IN AUG, AND
14.9
PERCENT
IN
SEP;
HOWEVER, UNSOLD INVENTORIES INCREASED
PERCENT DURING THE PERIOD AND WERE VALUED AT
133 BILLION
YUAN BY THE END OF JUL.
THE STATE COUNCIL DESIGNATED
1991 AS THE "YEAR OF EFFICIENCY,
QUALITY, AND VARIETY";
YET,
THE YEAR
IS ALMOST OVER AND ENTERPRISE MANAGERS ARE
STILL STRESSING HIGH PRODUCTION AND IGNORING THE NEED
FOR ECONOMIC
EFFICIENCY.
THE 36 PERCENT OF STATE-RUN
FACTORIES LOSING MONEY, AND THE 33 PERCENT ONLY BREAKING
EVEN WILL NOT RECOVER UNTIL THEIR MANAGERS BEGIN
EMPHASIZING QUALITY OVER QUANTITY.
PARTY LEADER
((JIANG))
ZEMIN ALSO POINTED TO THE NEED FOR STATE-RUN
INDUSTRY TO ACCELERATE MANAGEMENT REFORM AND SEEK
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE WHILE CONDUCTING AN
INSPECTION OF GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES
IN ZHEJIANG
PROVINCE.
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INITIATED SEVERAL STEPS TO COME TO GRIP WITH THE GROWING
NUMBER OF LOSS-MAKING STATE ENTERPRISES.
IT HAS ASKED
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
TO SELECT A MINIMUM OF
INEFFICIENT ENTERPRISES TO BE CLOSED DOWN OR ALMAGAMATED
WITH EFFICIENT UNITS DURING
1991.
THE LOSS-MAKING FIRMS
WILL NOT BE DECLARED BANKRUPT AND WORKERS WILL BE
GUARANTEED
70 PERCENT OF THEIR WAGES UNTIL NEW WORK
IS
FOUND FOR THEM.
THE SPC
IS ALSO ENCOURAGING THE
FORMATION OF ADDITIONAL ENTERPRISE "CONGLOMERATES"
TO
ABSORB LESS-EFFICIENT FACTORIES.
CHINA ALREADY HAS 55
OF THESE LARGE INDUSTRIAL GROUPS, AND THE SPC WOULD LIKE
TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER TO OVER
100
IN THE NEXT FEW
YEARS.
(NOTE —
SEE ALSO
1-15 OCT 91 DSTI REPORT.)
B.
DIRECTOR OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
(CAS)
CALLS ON RESEARCH ORGANS TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG SCIENTISTS
AND LEARN FROM WEST
(S&T DAILY
-
STD,
OCT;
CD
OCT;
SCMP,
25 OCT).
PROFESSOR ((ZHOU))
GUANGZHAO,
SPEAKING AT CEREMONIES AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG
KONG, URGED CHINA'S MORE THAN 5,000 RI'S TO ENCOURAGE
YOUNG SCIENTISTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO CHINA'S
S&T
ADVANCEMENT.
ZHOU POINTED
TO THE NEED FOR THESE
INTELLECTUALS
TO BE PROVIDED WITH ADEQUATE WORK,
STUDY,
AND LIVING CONDITIONS; AND FOR THEIR TALENTS
TO BE
DEVELOPED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE SYSTEM.
THE CAS
DIRECTOR IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR THE STATE TO PROVIDE
THESE RI'S WITH MORE FREEDOM AND FUNDING TO ENCOURAGE
THEM TO SEEK GREATER TECHNOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE
WEST.
(NOTE -
SEE ALSO
16-30
SEP
91 DSTI REPORT.)
C.
HENAN AND SHAANXI PROVINCES HIGHLIGHT EFFORTS OF
THEIR DSTI
SECTORS
TO PRODUCE CIVILIAN GOODS
(ZHENGZHOU
RADIO,
20 OCT,
PEOPLE’S DAILY
-
PD,
23 AND 30 OCT).
SHAANXI PROVINCE LEADERS CLAIM THAT LOCAL DEFENSE
FACTORIES ARE NOW ABLE TO PRODUCE OVER 600 DIFFERENT
CIVILIAN COMMODITIES,
INCLUDING THE Y-7 AIRCRAFT.
THE
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL PRODUCTION DEDICATED TO CIVILIAN
GOODS HAS RISEN FROM 31 PERCENT
IN
1985
TO 73.8 PERCENT
IN
1990.
THE PROVINCE HAS
SET THE GOAL OF RAISING THAT
PERCENTAGE TO 80 BY THE END OF THE 8TH FYP.
HENAN
PROVINCE NOTED THAT, DURING THE 7TH FYP,
ITS DSTI SECTOR
HAD INVESTED 200 MILLION YUAN
IN CONVERTING MORE THAN 30
MILITARY PRODUCTION LINES
TO CIVILIAN PRODUCTS.
COMMISSION ON SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, AND INDUSTRY FOR
NATIONAL DEFENSE (COSTIND) ALSO REPORTED THAT, DURING
THE 7TH FYP,
THE ENTIRE DSTI
SECTOR HAD CARRIED OUT
1,195 MILITARY-TO-CIVILIAN PRODUCTION LINE CONVERSIONS,
ADDING 2.1 BILLION YUAN TO THE INDUSTRY'S TOTAL ANNUAL
OUTPUT VALUE.
D.
BEIJING HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
COOPERATION
IN PEACEFUL USE OF MILITARY- INDUSTRIAL
TECHNOLOGY
(STD,
23 OCT; LIBERATION ARMY DAILY
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23 AND 28 OCT).
THE 4-DAY CONFERENCE WAS SPONSORED BY
THE UN CENTER FOR S&T DEVELOPMENT AND COSTIND FROM 22 TO
25 OCT.
COSTIND VICE MINISTER, MAJOR GENERAL ((HUAI))
GUOMO (STC
- 2037/0948/2875),
TOLD THE MORE THAN 100
INTERNATIONAL AND CHINESE DELEGATES THAT CHINA HAD
INVESTED OVER 3 BILLION YUAN DURING THE 7TH FYP PERIOD
CONVERTING
299 MILITARY COMPLEXES INTO PRODUCERS OF
CIVILIAN GOODS.
DURING
1990,
65 PERCENT OF DSTI SECTOR
PRODUCTION WAS
IN CIVILIAN PRODUCTS.
COSTIND HAS
ENCOUNTERED SOME PROBLEMS
IN MAKING FURTHER CONVERSIONS
TO CIVILIAN PRODUCTION DUE TO CHINA’S INFLEXIBLE
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE,
SHORTAGES OF FUNDS, AND INEFFICIENT
ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT.
CHINA WAS ANXIOUS TO COOPERATE
WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES
TO PRODUCE CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT,
SATELLITES, NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS, MARITIME VESSELS,
AND APPLIED ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS.
E.
CAS SCIENTISTS PREPARE REPORT PROJECTING CHINA’S
LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT,
ENTITLED "SURVIVAL AND
DEVELOPMENT"
(CD,
25 OCT).
THE 213-PAGE REPORT QUOTES
CAS PRESIDENT,
ZHOU GUANGZHAO,
AS DESCRIBING CHINA IN A
CRUCIAL STAGE
IN
ITS HISTORY.
CHINA'S CONTINUING HIGH
POPULATION GROWTH HAS CREATED RESOURCE SHORTAGES AND A
DETERIORATING ECOLOGY.
THE COUNTRY HAS FEW CHOICES
IN
ITS MAJOR POLICY DECISIONS AND THERE
IS LITTLE ROOM FOR
ERROR.
CHINA MUST CONTINUE WITH ITS ARDUOUS
STRUGGLE
TOWARDS MODERNIZATION AND ECONOMIC REFORM WITH MORE
EMPHASIS ON S&T AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
F.
COMMUNIST PARTY PROPAGANDA OFFICE DIRECTS MEDIA
TO PROMOTE S&T ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CURB LEFTIST
INDOCTRINATION
(CHINA NEWS SERVICE
-
CNS,
OCT).
PARTY SECRETARY JIANG ZEMIN AND OTHER KEY REFORM-
ORIENTED LEADERS HAVE DIRECTED RADIO,
TV, NEWSPAPERS,
AND MAGAZINES TO DEVOTE MORE SPACE TO PROMOTING CHINA'S
EFFORTS AT S&T DEVELOPMENT, WHILE PLAYING DOWN ARTICLES
ON CLASS STRUGGLE AND POLITICAL RECTITUDE.
RECENTLY,
PD
EDITOR ((GAO)) DI DIRECTED WRITERS TO GIVE HEAVY
COVERAGE TO THE SUCCESS OF CHINA’S FIRE BRIGADES
IN
PUTTING OUT OIL WELL FIRES
IN KUWAIT,
STRESSING THE FIRE
FIGHTERS'
USE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
IN PUTTING OUT
THESE FIERCE FIRES.
THE MEDIA FREQUENTLY REFERS
TO
PATRIARCH ((DENG)) XIAOPING'S DESCRIPTION OF S&T AS
CHINA'S "PREMIER PRODUCTION FORCE"
IN THESE S&T
ARTICLES.
4.
SIGNIFICANT DEFENSE R&D ACHIEVEMENTS
A.
STATE-RUN FACTORY NUMBER 388 AND NUMBER 704 RI
DEVELOP WATER TURBINE ELECTROHYDRAULIC SPEED REGULATOR
(HUBEI DAILY,
18 OCT).
THE TWO ENTERPRISES JOINTLY
DEVELOPED THIS REGULATOR WHICH AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTS
THE
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THE SPEED OF WATER FLOW PASS THE TURBINES.
THE DEVICE
IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE GENERATOR EFFICIENCY BY INSURING
RATIONAL AND ECONOMICAL OPERATION.
THE REGULATOR
RECENTLY PASSED STATE-LEVEL TECHNICAL APPRAISAL TESTS AT
THE GEZHOUBA POWER PLANT.
B.
BEIJING XIAOJUN COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
(DEPT) DEVELOPS CHINESE CHARACTER COMPUTER INTEGRATION
SOFTWARE
(CD,
20 OCT).
THE NEW SOFTWARE INTEGRATES THE
COMPUTER FUNCTIONS OF CHINESE CHARACTER PROCESSING,
STORAGE,
TYPESETTING, AND GRAPHIC PROCESSING;
FACILITATING OFFICE AUTOMATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT.
THE
SOFTWARE PASSED TECHNICAL APPRAISAL TESTS GIVEN BY
BEIJING HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIAL DZ ON
OCT.
C.
CHONGQING UNIVERSITY RI ACHIEVES BREAKTHROUGH IN
"INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER FAULT SCANNING IMAGERY TECHNOLOGY"
(ICT)
(STD,
22 OCT).
THE UNIDENTIFIED (UI)
RI HAS
DEVELOPED AN "ICT FOUR DETECTING-HEAD EXPERIMENTAL
SYSTEM", WHICH
IS CAPABLE OF ACCURATE AND HIGH-PRECISION
MEASUREMENTS OF DEFECTS
IN INTERNAL STRUCTURAL PARTS.
THE INSTRUMENT WILL THEN DISPLAY THE FAULTS DETECTED
GRAPHICALLY ON A VIDEO MONITOR.
THE SYSTEM PASSED
TECHNICAL APPRAISAL AND ACCEPTANCE TESTS AT THE
UNIVERSITY RECENTLY.
D.
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY
(MPS)
RI DEVELOPS
"CHINA AUTOMATIC FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM"
(CAFIS)
(PEOPLE'S PUBLIC SECURITY NEWS
- PPSN,
24 OCT;
STD,
24 OCT).
THE UI RI DEVELOPED CAFIS AS A KEY
PROJECT UNDER THE 7TH FYP.
THE SYSTEM CAN SELECT A
SPECIFIC SET OF FINGERPRINTS FROM AMONG UP TO 100,000
IN
10 MINUTES.
MPS CLAIMS
IT WILL GREATLY IMPROVE THE
EFFICIENCY OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATING
IN CHINA.
THE
SYSTEM RECENTLY PASSED STATE TECHNICAL APPRAISAL
IN
BEIJING.
IT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED BY MANY LOCAL
PUBLIC SECURITY BRANCHES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
E.
JIANGSU
PROVINCE
AUTOMATION
RI
DEVELOPS
MICROCOMPUTER CONVERTER MODULE
(CHINA SHIP NEWS
-
CSN,
25 OCT)
.
THE "CONVERTER MODULE"
- "ZHUANHUAN MOKUAI"
(STC
- 6567/2255/2875/1040) DEVELOPED BY THE RI WAS A
KEY PROJECT UNDER THE "TORCH PROGRAM".
IT
IS DESIGNED
FOR USE IN COMPUTER- CONTROLLED AREAS,
SUCH AS
IN
INDUSTRIAL, WEAPONS, AND SURVEY CONTROL,
OR IN
CONTROLLING METEOROLOGICAL ROBOTS AND SATELLITES.
THE
NEW DEVELOPMENT WON A GOLD MEDAL AT THE JINZHOU PATENTED
TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTS TRADE FAIR.
F.
CHINA NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
RI SEPARATES ENRICHED URANIUM WITH ATOMIC LASER
(PD,
OCT).
THE TIANJIN-BASED RI DEVELOPED THE LASER-
SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY AFTER 5 YEARS OF EXPERIMENTATION.
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THE NEW METHOD INVOLVES BOMBARDING NATURAL URANIUM,
CONTAINING
0.7 PERCENT U-235, AND PRODUCING ENRICHED
URANIUM WITH A U-235 CONTENT OF 3 PERCENT OR HIGHER.
THE ENRICHED URANIUM
IS REQUIRED FOR USE AS NUCLEAR
REACTOR FUEL.
THE RI SUCCEEDED IN RETRIEVING ENRICHED
URANIUM AT A RATE OF
2 MILLIGRAMS PER HOUR,
THUS MEETING
DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.
THE METHOD CAN ALSO BE USED TO RE-
ENRICH DEPLETED URANIUM AND TO PURIFY PLUTONIM AND
MERCURY ISOTOPES.
THE NEW METHOD PASSED STATE-LEVEL
TECHNICAL APPRAISAL TESTS
IN BEIJING ON
26 OCT.
G.
CHINA’S FIRST FULLY-AUTOMATED ROBOT ASSEMBLY
LINE SET UP IN FOSHAN //GEOCOORDS:
2302N/11307E//
HUAYING ELECTRIC FAN FACTORY
(HONG KONG TA RUNG PAO
-
TKP,
30 OCT).
THE FACTORY HAS
INSTALLED THREE
PRODUCTION LINES OPERATED BY ROBOTS.
EACH LINE
IS
METERS
(M) LONG,
HAS
14 WORK STATIONS AND
IS CONTROLLED
BY FIVE FOBOTS.
THE ASSEMBLY LINES WERE DEVELOPED BY
THE SOUTH CHINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RI.
THE STATE
”863 PROGRAM" HIGH-TECH PLANNING COMMITTEE CHOSE THE
GUANGDONG PROVINCE FACTORY TO TRIAL TEST THE ROBOT
ASSEMBLY LINES.
THE FIRST ASSEMBLY LINE, WHICH WILL
REDUCE MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS BY
60 PERCENT,
WILL BEGIN
TRIAL OPERATION
IN FEB
92.
H.
BEIJING GEOTECHNICAL RI AND ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
DEVELOP GEOTECHNICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
(STD,
30 OCT).
THE SYSTEM CAN RAPIDLY RETRIEVE THOUSANDS OF DATA ITEMS
AND PRODUCE COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGNS.
IT CAN REDUCE THE
TIME REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT DATA ANALYSIS FROM UP TO
YEAR TO ONLY A FEW DAYS.
IT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL TO
URBAN PLANNERS, OIL EXPLORATION AND MINING ENGINEERS.
THE SYSTEM PASSED TECHNICAL APPRAISAL TESTS
IN BEIJING
ON
OCT.
5.
MINISTRY OF AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
A.
MASI NUMBER 710 RI DEVELOPS "AEROSPACE VEHICLE
INTEGRATED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM"
(AVIDM)
(STD,
14 OCT;
CHINA AEROSPACE NEWS
-
CAN,
20 OCT).
EXPERTS FROM VARIOUS MASI UNITS AND ACADEMIES HAVE BEEN
WORKING AT THE 710
RI TO DEVELOP THE AVIDM FRAMEWORK
USING COMPUTER-AS S I S TED-DES IGN/ COMPUTER-AS SI S TED-
MANUFACTURE TECHNOLOGIES.
THE AVIDM SOFTWARE HAS
168
PROGRAM MODULES AND,
WHEN OPERATIONAL,
WILL GREATLY
REDUCE R&D TIME REQUIRED AND RAISE DESIGN QUALITY OF
AEROSPACE SYSTEMS UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
B.
CAN PROFILES MASI NUMBER 303 AEROSPACE RI
(17
OCT).
THE RI WAS FOUNDED
IN
1961 AS CHINA'S AIRCRAFT
EQUIPMENT R&D CENTER, AND WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED THE
PRECISION MACHINERY RI UNDER THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
INDUSTRY COMMISSION.
KEY R&D PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE
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RI
INCLUDE - PRECISION AND ULTRA-PRECISION PROCESSING
TECHNOLOGY, PRECISION MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY,
COORDINATE
MEASURING MACHINES, WORK PROCESS AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY,
ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING TECHNOLOGY, AND SPECIAL PROCESSING
TECHNOLOGY.
IN THE PAST 30 YEARS,
THE RI HAS COMPLETED
OVER 420 R&D PROJECTS;
13 OF WHICH WON STATE INVENTION
AWARDS,
14 WON NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION AWARDS,
WON STATE S8T PROGRESS AWARDS, AND 130 WON MINISTERIAL-
LEVEL S&T PROGRESS AWARDS.
THE RI EMPLOYS OVER 1,200
STAFF AND WORKERS,
HAS EIGHT RESEARCH LABORATORIES
(LAB),
TWO R&D AND PRODUCTION CENTERS,
THREE TRIAL-
MANUFACTURING WORKSHOPS, AND A CADRE
SCHOOL.
C.
MASI SPONSORS CHINA AVIATION EXPO
1991
IN
BEIJING FROM 12 TO
19 OCT
(CAN,
OCT;
STD,
18 OCT).
MORE THAN
105 DISPLAYS FROM CHINA AND
13 FOREIGN
COUNTRIES WERE DISPLAYED AT THE BIENNIAL EXHIBITION.
KEY EXHIBITORS
INCLUDED MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS ,
BOEING,
GENERAL ELECTRIC, BRITISH AEROSPACE, AIRBUS, AND
AEROSPATIALE.
HOWEVER,
THE SOVIET UNION WAS
CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT, DESPITE
ITS LARGE PRESENTATION AT
THE
1989 EXPO.
D.
U.S.
PRATT
& WHITNEY CORPORATION (CORP)
ANNOUNCES PLANS
TO TRANSFER V2500 ENGINE TECHNOLOGY TO
CHINA
(TKP,
OCT).
CORP CHIEF EXECUTIVE JAMES
KENNEDY ANNOUNCED THESE PLANS DURING A RECENT VISIT TO
CHINA, AND ADDED THAT HE FELT THAT THE V2500 WOULD PLAY
AN IMPORTANT ROLE
IN CIVIL AVIATION DEVELOPMENT
IN CHINA
DURING THE NEXT DECADE.
PRATT
& WHITNEY
IS CURRENTLY
COOPERATING WITH THE CHENGDU AEROENGINE FACTORY ON
PRODUCTION OF FT-8
GAS TURBINE ENGINES.
(NOTE -
SEE
ALSO
1-15 FEB
91 DSTI REPORT.)
E.
MASI PUBLISHES 156-VOLUME "MISSILES AND SPACE
BOOK SERIES" ON CHINA'S MISSILES AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY
(CAN,
OCT).
THE SERIES OF BOOKS PROVIDES EXTENSIVE
DETAILS OF THE HISTORY OF CHINA'S AEROSPACE AND MISSILE
DEVELOPMENT.
THESE BOOKS
INCLUDE DETAILS OF THE
TECHNOLOGY FOR LIQUID-PROPELLANT BALLISTIC MISSILES,
CARRIER ROCKETS,
SOLID FUEL BALLISTIC MISSILES, AIR
DEFENSE MISSILES,
SATELLITE ENGINEERING,
SOLID-
PROPELLANT TECHNOLGY, AND AERODYNAMICS.
6.
SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY
A.
SHANGHAI PUDONG SHIPYARD LAUNCHES IMPROVED
GUIDED MISSILE FRIGATE FOR PLA NAVY
(NAVAL
& MERCHANT
SHIPS,
8 OCT).
THIS "NEW GENERATION"
GUIDED MISSILE
FRIGATE, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED RECENTLY FROM HUDONG,
HAS A
REMOTE-CONTROL ENGINE ROOM, AUTOMATED COMMAND SYSTEMS
AND GUNS, AND GUIDED MISSILES.
IT
IS FITTED WITH DOZENS
OF THE LATEST WEAPONS AND MILITARY WARFARE SYSTEMS.
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(NOTE -
SEE ALSO
1-15 JUL 91 DSTI REPORT.)
B.
CHINA MARITIME RESCUE AND SALVAGE CENTER GREATLY
EXPANDS
SALVAGE CAPABILITIES
(NCNA,
13 OCT).
THE
CENTER HAS
SET UP SUBORDINATE BUREAUS
IN YANTAI,
.
SHANGHAI, AND GUANGZHOU; AND SALVAGE STATIONS ARE
LOCATED
IN QINHUANGDAO,
TIANJIN, RONGCHENG, YANTAI,
LIANYUNGANG, LIGANG,
SHANGHAI,
WENZHOU,
FUZHOU, XIAMEN,
SHANTOU,
GUISHAN,
GUANGZHOU,
SHEKOU,
BEIHAI, AND SANYA.
THE CENTER OPERATES
40 ADVANCED 2,500 TON FLOATING CRANE
SHIPS AND OVER 150 SPECIAL SALVAGE SHIPS.
AMONG ITS
MORE THAN 10,000
SALVAGE WORKERS ARE A NUMBER OF DIVING
CREWS CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING 300 M DIVING OPERATIONS.
THE CENTER HAS SALVAGED OVER 1,200 WRECKED VESSELS,
150
OF THESE OF FOREIGN OWNERSHIP,
SINCE
IT WAS
SET UP 40
YEARS AGO.
IT HOPES
TO RAPIDLY EXPAND
ITS ACTIVITIES
IN
THIS HIGHLY-PROFITABLE FIELD.
(NOTE -
SEE ALSO 16-31
OCT 90 DSTI REPORT.)
C.
PLA NAVY ARMAMENT AND TECHNOLOGY DEPT DEVELOPS
12 TYPES OF ADVANCED STEEL FOR CHINESE WARSHIPS
(PD,
OCT)
.
THE DEPT DEVELOPED THESE ADVANCED METALS WITH
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE MINISTRY OF METALLURGY
INDUSTRY.
NOW, ALL PLA NAVY WARSHIPS ARE BUILT WITH THE
NEW KINDS OF STEEL, WHICH HAVE WON MORE THAN 20
SST
PROGRESS AWARDS.
(NOTE -
SEE ALSO
1-15 MAY
91 DSTI
REPORT.)
D.
SHANGHAI JIANGNAN SHIPYARD LAUNCHES SECOND
65.000 TON BULK FREIGHTER FOR GUANGZHOU OCEAN TRANSPORT
CORP (CSN,
18 OCT).
THIS
SECOND "PANAMA-TYPE" BULK
CARRIER, NAMED "LI
SHAN HAI",
WAS LAUNCHED FOR THE
GUANGZHOU CORP ON 29 AUG.
(NO FURTHER DATA;
SEE ALSO
16-31 MAY 91 DSTI REPORT.)
E.
GUANGZHOU SHIPYARD LAUNCHES 21,000 TON SUNDRY
GOODS CARRIER FOR SHANGHAI OCEAN TRANSPORT CORP
(TKP,
20 OCT).
THE NEW VESSEL, NAMED "YONG AN GENG",
WAS
LAUNCHED ON
19 OCT.
IT
IS
174 M LONG,
25.6 M WIDE, AND
HAS A CRUISING RANGE OF 15,000 NAUTICAL MILES.
THIS
IS
THE FOURTH VESSEL BUILT BY THE GUANGZHOU SHIPYARD FOR
THE SHANGHAI CORP.
SINCE THE SHIPYARD INVESTED 30
MILLION YUAN
IN EXPANDING ITS
SHIP BUILDING CAPACITY TO
35.000 TON VESSELS,
IT HAS RECEIVED ORDERS FOR TEN
35,000
TON AND THREE 21,000 TON VESSELS.
(NOTE -
SEE
ALSO
1-15 JUL 91 DSTI REPORT.)
F.
CHINA STATE SHIPBUILDING CORP
(CSSC)
BUILDS
22,380 HORSEPOWER
(HP) MARINE DIESEL ENGINE WITH SWISS
TECHNOLOGY
(PD,
22 OC).
CSSC'S DALIAN MARINE DIESEL
ENGINE FACTORY
IS COOPERATING WITH THE SWISS SULZER
DIESEL ENGINE FACTORY
IN BUILDING THESE ADVANCED MARINE
ENGINES.
THE FIRST 22,380 HP DIESEL ENGINE WILL BE
COMPLETED IN
1992 AND THEN INSTALLED IN AN 80,000 TON
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