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UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200600001-9 PAGE: 0003 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 CORP (HONG KONG WEN WEI PO - WWP, 18 OCT). THE BELJING HUAXUN COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT CORP HAS WON THE CONTRACT TO BUILD A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE USE OF THE STATE COUNCIL. THE CONTRACT WITH HUAXUN, SIGNED ON 17 OCT, CALLS FOR THE IMPORT OF AN ADVANCED RADIO MASS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SYSTEM AND THE SELECTION OF HIGH QUALITY AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT FROM AMONG DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS. B. COUNTY IN FUJIAN PROVINCE INSTALLS 6,000-GATE PROGRAM-CONTROLLED TELEPHONE SYSTEM (PD, 19 OCT). THE NEW SYSTEM RECENTLY WENT INTO FULL OPERATION IN DONGSHAN COUNTY //GEOCOORDS: 2342N/11725E//, WHICH Is THE HOME OF MANY OVERSEAS CHINESE WHO HAVE RETURNED TO CHINA. LOGAL PEOPLE WILL NOW BE ABLE TO MAKE DIRECT- DIAL TELEPHONE CALLS TO OVER 200 CITIES IN CHINA AND ABOUT 140 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. C. GUANGDONG BUREAU OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS PLANS VAST EXPANSION OF PROVINCE'S MOBILE TELEPHONE CAPACITY (HONG KONG TA KUNG PAO - TKP, 22 OCT). BUREAU DIRECTOR ((LU)) ERRUI (STC 4151/1422/3843) HAS ANNOUNCED THAT UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200600001-9
UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200600001-9 PAGE: 0004 THE PROVINCE WILL INVEST 800 MILLION YUAN DURING 1992 TO EXPAND THE COVERAGE AND CAPACITY OF ITS MOBILE TELEPHONE NETWORK. FOUR HUNDRED MILLION YUAN OF THIS MONEY WAS INVESTED DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR TO UPGRADE TWO LARGE CAPACITY CENTRAL PROCESSING UNITS AND TO BUILD THREE NEW MOBILE EXCHANGES. D. CHINA AND U.S. ATT CORP SET UP JV IN BEIJING TO MANUFACTURE "LIGHT-GUIDE EXPRESS ENTRY FIBER OPTIC CABLES" (CD, 23 OCT). ATT WILL PROVIDE 60 PERCENT OF THE USD 12.6 MILLION INVESTMENT REQUIRED TO SET UP THE CABLE PRODUCTION LINE. THE FACTORY WILL ENTER FULL PRODUCTION IN 1994, AND WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE UP TO 5,000 KM OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE ANNUALLY. THE CHINESE PARTNERS IN THE JV ARE THE BEIJING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS CO, THE BEIJING CABLE FACTORY, AND THE CHINA NATIONAL POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PT) INDUSTRY CO. THE 30 YEAR JV WILL EMPLOY THE U.S. CO'S LATEST PRODUCTION, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS ATT'S THIRD COMMUNICATIONS JV IN CHINA -- THE OTHER TWO ARE IN SHANGHAI. E. FIRST SECTION OF HONG KONG-GUANGZHOU ULTRA HIGH SPEED OPTICAL CABLE NETWORK BEGINS OPERATION (WWP, 24 OCT). THE SECTION OF THE CABLE SYSTEM BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN SEZ WENT INTO OPERATION ON 23 OCT. THE NETWORK, WHICH WILL LINK ALL KEY CITIES IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA, IS A JV BETWEEN THE GUANGDONG PT BUREAU AND HONG KONG TELECOM. THE NEW SECTION IS 56 KM LONG AND HAS A TRANSMISSION SPEED OF 565 MEGABITS PER FIBER OPTIC PAIR. THE CABLE HAS 12 OPTICAL FIBERS WITH A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 46,000 SIMULTANEOUS TELEPHONE CALLS. F. PLA NAVY COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS AND RESEARCH OFFICE DEVELOPS "MOBILE SHORT-WAVE DIGITAL RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM" (LAD, 25 OCT; PD, 31 OCT). THE SYSTEM CONVERTS THE MONOLITHIC NATURE OF SHORT-WAVE COMMUNICATIONS AND IMPROVES ITS TIME- EFFECTIVENESS. THE SOFTWARE FOR THE SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED BY ENGINEER ((SHAO)) XINHAI (STC 6730/6580/ 3189), WHO IS A MEMBER OF NORTH SEA FLEET UNIT NUMBER 37003. THE SYSTEM WAS RECENTLY DISPLAYED AT THE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTS EXPOSITION IN QINGDAO. G. CHINA WINS CONTRACT TO BUILD TWO SATELLITE GROUND STATIONS IN BURMA (CD, 25 OCT). CHINA RADIO AND TV INTERNATIONAL TECHNO-ECONOMIC GOOPERATION CORP WON THE CONTRACT TO BUILD THE TWO STATIONS, WHICH MUST BE OPERATIONAL BY THE END OF 1993. THE CORP HAS ALREADY BUILT SIMILAR FACILITIES IN HONG KONG AND LAOS. UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200600001-9
UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200600001-9 PAGE: 0005 IT RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A JV IN MALAYSIA TO BUILD MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION TOWERS. H. CHINA'S LARGEST AND MOST SOPHISTICATED SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS GROUND STATION BEGINS OPERATING IN BEIJING (WWP AND PD, 27 OCT). THE STATION IS LOCATED IN SHAHE, WHICH IS ABOUT 45 KM NORTHWEST OF BEIJING. THE NEW TRACKING, TELEMETERING, COMMAND, AND MONITORING STATION FEATURES A HIGH LEVEL OF AUTOMATION. IT IS ONE OF SIX COMPLEXES COMPOSING A GLOBAL SATELLITE NETWORK OPERATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATE LLITE ORGANIZATION. 8. NUCLEAR/ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY A. HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF 18,000 KW XIANGSHAN HYDROPOWER STATION (HARBIN RADIO, 15 OCT). THE STATION IS LOCATED 72 KM NORTH OF HEIHE ON THE HEILONGJIANG RIVER. IT WILL REQUIRE AN INVESTMENT OF 87 MILLION YUAN AND WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1995. WHEN IT ENTERS THE POWER GRID IT WILL HAVE AN ANNUAL OUTPUT OF 42 MILLION KW/HOURS. B. MINISTRY OF ENERGY RESOURCES PLANS "HYDROELECTRIC STATION EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION EXPOSITION” IN JUN 93 (CD, 18 OCT). THE SHOW, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE BEIJING INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTER, WILL FEATURE HIGH TECH EQUIPMENT TO BE EMPLOYED TO BUILD THE THREE GORGES HYDROPOWER AND DAM PROJECT. THE EXHIBITION WILL ENCOURAGE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND INVESTMENT IN THE MASSIVE DAM PROJECT. THE EXPOSITION WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE THREE GORGES PROJECT, TO ADDRESS ITS OVERALL DESIGN, EQUIPMENT SELECTION, CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY, AND MACHINERY. (SEE ALSO 1-15 APR 92 DSTI REPORT. ) C. HENAN POWER TRANSMISSION CO COMPLETES "500 KILOVOLT DOUBLE-CIRCUIT, HIGH TENSION CABLE" ACROSS YELLOW RIVER (PD, 21 OCT). THE CABLE STRETCHES OVER 4 KM ACROSS THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR THE MANGSHAN TOURIST CENTER IN ZHENGZHOU //GEOCOORDS: 3445N/11340E//. THE CABLE IS ONE OF THE MAIN ARTERIES FOR THE HENAN AND CENTRAL CHINA POWER NETWORK AND IS EMPLOYED TO TRANSMIT ELECTRIC POWER FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. D. MORE THAN HALF OF PREPARATORY STEPS FOR SECOND STAGE CONSTRUCTION OF QINSHAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COMPLETED (WWP, 27 OCT). THE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THIS KEY 8TH FYP PROJECT WAS APPROVED BY THE SPC IN UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200600001-9
UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200600001-9 PAGE : 0006 JULY 92. ENGINEERING TESTS, INITIAL DESIGN WORK, AND EQUIPMENT POSITIONING HAVE NOW BEEN COMPLETED. AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN SIGNED WITH TWO UI FRENCH CO'S TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF TwO 600,000 KW WATER PRESSURE REACTORS AT A SITE 2 KM SOUTH OF THE EXISTING 300,000 KW NUCLEAR REACTOR. EARTH AND STONE WORK FOR THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN IN EARLY 1993 AND THE PROJECT IS TO BE COMPLETED AND SUPPLYING POWER TO THE EAST CHINA GRID BEFORE THE YEAR 2000. (SEE ALSO 16-30 SEP 92 DSTI REPORT. ) E. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO PROVIDE USD 50 MILLION LOAN FOR 1.2 MILLION KW NANSHA THERMAL POWER PLANT (CD, 27 OCT). THE GUANGDONG PROVINCE GOVERNMENT HAS SECURED THE LOAN TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF THE 2.1 BILLION YUAN NANSHA SEZ POWER STATION, LOCATED ABOUT 43 KM SOUTH OF GUANGZHOU. IN MAY 91, THE SPC APPROVED A JV BETWEEN THE HONG KONG NEW WORLD DEVELOPMENT CO AND THE GUANGZHOU ECONOMIC CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT CO, EACH HOLDING 50 PERCENT EQUITY IN THE PROJECT. SECOND PHASE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLANT IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1994. 9. MEDICAL SCIENCE A. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH (MPH) PLEDGES TO WIPE OUT POLIO IN CHINA BY 1995 DURING REGIONAL IMMUNIZATION MEETING (CD, 20 OCT). THE 5 DAY SESSION, SPONSORED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, WAS THE THIRD MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION'S EXPANDED IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM. SIXTY-FIVE SPECIALISTS FROM EIGHT COUNTRIES ATTENDED THE MEETING TO CONSIDER PROPOSALS TO BULK PURCHASE POLIO VACCINES, WHICH COULD THEN BE PROCESSED LOCALLY AT GREATLY REDUCED COSTS. THE MINISTRY REPORTED THAT THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED POLIO CASES IN CHINA HAD BEEN REDUCED FROM 5,089 IN 1990, TO 1,918 IN 1991. MPH THEREFORE PROJECTS THAT IT WILL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE ITS SELF- IMPOSED DEADLINE OF 1995 FOR ERADICATING THE DISEASE IN CHINA. B. TWO DOCTORS FROM PLA NUMBER 309 HOSPITAL SUCCESSFULLY REPLACE PATIENT'S ENTIRE THIGHBONE AND KNEE IN LANDMARK SURGERY (CD, 23 OCT). DOCTORS ((FAN)) YUSHAN AND ((JING)) HAI PERFORMED THIS UNIQUE SURGERY FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A HUNAN PROVINCE FARMER WITH BONE CANCER. THE ARTIFICIAL LIMBS WERE PROVIDED BY AN UL FACTORY ATTACHED TO MASI. THE PATIENT WAS ALREADY WALKING WELL ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER HIS SURGERY. C. ALL CHINA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNAL MEDICINE UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200600001-9