UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3 SGIA PAGE: 0004 SUBJECT: I press: 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. DOL: 911212. . SG1A REQS: SOURCE: SUMMARY: ECONOMISTS NOT SATISFIED WITH REFORMS. MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS TECHNOLOGY, DOWNPLAYS IDEOLOGY. "QIGONG" PROMOTES COMBAT READINESS. SRE SENSITIVE TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION . PLA NAVY ADVISED TO BECOME SMALLER. TEXT: 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 91. B. TABLE OF CONTENTS -- 1, INTRODUCTION 2. DSTI ORGANIZATION 3. DSTI FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT 4. SIGNIFICANT DEFENSE R&D ACHIEVEMENTS 5. MINISTRY OF AEROSPACE INDUSTRY 6. SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY 7. MINISTRY OF MACHINE BUILDING/ ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3
UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3 PAGE: 0005 8. COMMUNICATIONS, COMMAND, AND CONTROL DEVELOPMENTS 9. 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, 20 & 27 OCT). OVER 100 REPRESENTATIVES FROM 16 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 8 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 6 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 27 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 IN ZONE DEVELOPMENT DUE UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3
UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3 TO LACK OF INVESTMENT FUNDS, SHORTAGES OF TALENTED S&T 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, 26 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 R&D 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, 26 & 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 17 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. THE STATE PLANNING COMMISSION (SPC) HAS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE: 0006 Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3
aa it UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3 PAGE: 0007 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 12 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 I$ 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, 16 OCT; CD 18 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 10 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 - LAD, UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3
UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3 PAGE: 0008 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, 29 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 OPERATION OF HYDROELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS DEPENDING ON UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3
UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3 PAGE:0009 THE SPEED OF WATER FLOW PASS THE TURBINES. THE DEVICE I$ 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 19 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 MOKUAT" (STC - 6567/2255/2875/1040) DEVELOPED BY THE RI WAS A REY 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, 27 OCT). THE TIANJIN-BASED RI DEVELOPED THE LASER- SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY AFTER 5 YEARS OF EXPERIMENTATION. UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3
UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3 PAGE:0010 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 10 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/113078// HUAYING ELECTRIC FAN FACTORY (HONG KONG TA KUNG PAO - TKP, 30 OCT). THE FACTORY HAS INSTALLED THREE PRODUCTION LINES OPERATED BY ROBOTS. EACH LINE IS 20 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 10 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 1 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 17 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-ASSISTED-DESIGN/COMPUTER-ASSISTED- 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 UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3
UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3 PAGE:0011 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, 7 WON STATE S&T 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 T0 19 OCT (CAN, 17 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, 26 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 FI-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, 27 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. UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3
UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3 PAGE:0012 (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, RIAMEN, 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, 16 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 S&T 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 174M 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 UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480001-3