Authorities in China emphasized the need for smart technologies to improve airspace monitoring and management to promote the low-altitude economy, as revealed by officials at an aviation conference that kicked off on Friday in Beijing.
A three-day aviation conference was hosted by the China Air Transport Association (CATA).
At the event, officials of the Civil Aviation Administration of China said the administration has planned to leverage new technological innovations to integrate the flight service guarantee systems in a bid to ensure the smooth development of the low-altitude economy.
Hu Zhenjiang, deputy head of the administration, said that the global major aviation accident rate stands at 0.21 per million flights, indicating a relatively stable safety level.
However, as flight volumes continue to grow, achieving a lower accident rate will entail smart technologies to keep safety risks within acceptable limits, Hu said.
"We need to leverage the advantages of new technologies in precision, foresight and coordination to enhance our predictive capabilities for safety operations. We should strengthen the monitoring, control and management throughout the entire lifecycle of aircraft and significantly improve our emergency response capabilities and standards so as to promote high-quality development in the industry by ensuring high levels of safety," he said.
Hu also noted that ensuring safety in low-altitude flights is a world-class challenge.
With the exponential growth of low-altitude flight operations, it is essential to build new intelligent infrastructure, advanced support systems and regulatory frameworks to achieve effective monitoring, avoidance and control in low-altitude flight.
"The Civil Aviation Administration of China will encourage relevant departments to promote the integration of flight service guarantee systems with the help of technological innovations. This will efficiently link low-altitude flight elements such as route planning, airborne obstacle avoidance, airspace management and traffic control. The administration aims to explore the integration of manned and unmanned flights and gradually achieve the digitalization and intelligence of low-altitude mission execution, resource allocation and safety oversight, thereby ensuring the safe development of the low-altitude economy," Hu said.
China introduces tech-driven strategies to boost low-altitude economy and ensure safety
China introduces tech-driven strategies to boost low-altitude economy and ensure safety
China and the European Union (EU) have reiterated willingness to solve through dialog the dispute over the EU's anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles.
The two sides have decided to continue to make price commitment as the solution to the case, according to a statement released by China's Ministry of Commerce, after video talks on Friday between Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and European Commission Executive Vice President and Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis.
There are strong calls and high expectations from various sectors in China and Europe for the proper handling of the case, said Wang.
Since Sept. 20, China and the EU have been holding intensive negotiations regarding the price commitment, with some positive progress made in certain aspects, but big differences still exist on issues of core concern to the business communities in China and Europe, the minister said.
Wang noted that China will unswervingly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its enterprises. He also expressed the hope that both sides will continue to advance negotiations based on the previous stage of consultations and achieve substantive breakthroughs as soon as possible.
In the next stage of price commitment negotiations, consultations should be conducted based on mutual consideration of core concerns, and in accordance with the principles of pragmatism and balance, said Wang, adding that both the effectiveness of the agreement and the core interests of enterprises should be taken into account.
A bilateral communication mechanism should be established for the implementation and supervision of price commitment on the basis of mutual trust, he said.
The European side has put forward specific suggestions regarding the price commitment plan and proposed that technical teams from both sides engage in video consultations on this matter.
The Chinese side agreed to immediately start the next stage of negotiations and welcomed the European technical team to travel to China as soon as possible.
The two sides also exchanged views on the trade remedy investigations initiated by China against certain EU goods, such as brandy, pork and dairy products.
The Chinese side emphasized that these investigations were initiated at the request of domestic industries, in full compliance with the rules of the World Trade Organization, as well as Chinese laws and regulations.
China will continue to conduct the investigations in accordance with the law and regulations, and fully safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of all parties involved, according to the ministry.
China, EU reiterate willingness to solve EV dispute through dialog
