Chinese traditional industries are undergoing a remarkable evolution towards high-tech upgrades and eco-friendly transformations, marking a significant shift from their low-value past.
At the ongoing 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei City, capital of east China's Anhui Province, traditional sectors such as mining and steel are showcasing a fresh identity characterized by sophistication and digitalization, captivating the interest of numerous attendees.
A factory, once synonymous with producing basic steel and copper products, has unveiled their latest innovation - soft magnetic materials.
"This is a new energy driven motor. Silicon steel is the main raw material for producing drive motors; it is essentially a type of soft magnetic material. If the silicon steel material is thinner, the motor's performance is better. When used in cars, it can run longer distances, and at the same time, it accelerates faster," said an exhibitor.
Furthermore, traditional industries are diversifying into middle and downstream sectors through pioneering technologies and products.
Another exhibitor proudly presented their cutting-edge offerings such as materials for 5G transmission and new energy storage solutions.
"This is a 4.5-micron copper foil for lithium batteries. Because it has good performance, it is used in new energy storage batteries," said another exhibitor.
The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector. Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars.
Chinese traditional industries embrace high-tech evolution, green transformation
The United States is behind the explosions of wireless communication devices across Lebanon as "it's hard for Israel to do it by itself," a Lebanese political and military strategic analyst said Friday.
General Georges Saghir, also a former brigadier general in the Lebanese Army, shared his view on this series of attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 30 people, including children, and injuring about 3,000. He said Israel has been helped by the United States to do that.
The Lebanese government and Iran-backed Hezbollah blamed Israel for the deadly blasts of pagers and walkie-talkie devices, but Israel has not commented directly on the explosions.
"This is the manipulation of an electromagnetic spectrum. It's very advanced, very technological. And it's hard for Israel to do it by itself. The technique is possessed only by very advanced (countries) like the United States. Israel, I think, it has been helped by the United States," Saghir said.
The expert said such a cyber attack is less costly and risky than an attack on Lebanon.
"If you take your own mobile, it's a lithium battery and we have heard of so many accidents, incidents happening. When the battery was so warm and after this heat, there was an explosion. So it's the same thing, but it's like a beam projected on the area where people have a lithium battery on their mobile or on their pagers. And they manipulate the frequency until they hit it, and then it explodes. The cyber attack, they use it now because it is less, by cost, than can do to people," he said.
Tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border have intensified since Oct 8, 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel in solidarity with Hamas. Israel responded with artillery fire into southeastern Lebanon. The conflict has since resulted in significant casualties on both sides.
US behind Lebanon wireless device blasts: expert
