26th China Hi-Tech Fair opens in Shenzhen to showcase latest achievements

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The 26th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) kicked off on Thursday in south China's tech hub of Shenzhen, with over 4,300 new products and technologies expected to debut.

As China's leading technology show, the three-day CHTF attracts nearly 5,000 well-known enterprises and international organizations from more than 100 countries and regions across the globe. It is estimated that up to 400,000 professional visiting trips will be handled.

With the total exhibition area topping 300,000 square meters, this year's CHTF has set up 22 exhibition halls for various sectors such as AI and robotics, low-altitude economy and aerospace, future technologies and smart cities, and new materials, showcasing a number of the latest high-tech products and technologies.

In particular, five exhibition halls, like China's Leading Heavy Equipment, Top Tech Industry Chains, and Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Financial Services, have been set up for the first time.

The event will host more than 160 meetings and activities such as major national achievement release and global buyer-supplier matchmaking conference, with more than 4,300 brand-new technologies, products and achievements to be released.

"For example, there are transactions reflecting cloud-based industrial software that features our new system for mobilizing resources nationwide, and transactions reflecting embodied AI-powered robot hands that highlight the growth point of AI development in Shenzhen and even China, as well as all technologies of the trillion-yuan-level new blue ocean -- low-altitude economy that is being formed in China, including Shenzhen. All of them are on display here. All these new quality productive forces will present the robust power of China's economy to the world in the mode of commercial transactions at the High-Tech Fair," said Zhang Lin, head of the Science, Technology and Innovation Bureau of Shenzhen City。

More than 30,000 institutions and organizations around the world, including government departments, central state-owned enterprises, business associations, research institutes, universities, and multinational companies, will organize delegations to visit and purchase at the grand event.

The number of professional purchasing groups exceeds 1,000 with over 40,000 professional visitors.

26th China Hi-Tech Fair opens in Shenzhen to showcase latest achievements

The 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, which opened Tuesday in Zhuhai City of south China's Guangdong Province, showcases several advanced liquid-propellant rocket engines that promise to shape the future of space exploration.

Among the highlights is an 80-ton reusable liquid oxygen-methane engine, which stands out for its economic viability and potential for extensive application in reusable rocket designs. The efficiency of methane positions this engine as a pivotal component for future space missions.

"This engine's most significant feature is its complete reusability, with a capability of at least 50 uses. It has successfully gone through various development tests and is now ready for flight," said Song Dekun from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

The 80-ton liquid oxygen-methane engine is tailored for the burgeoning commercial space market, offering substantial thrust while being engineered for reusability. Next to it, another engine designed for commercial space endeavors is on display - a high-altitude engine utilizing liquid oxygen and kerosene as fuel.

"It has a thrust of 72 tons and will be used in the rocket's second stage. The first stage carries the rocket to altitudes of 50 to 60 kilometers, and the second stage operates from there up to 200 kilometers and even into low Earth orbit, where it must ignite in near-vacuum conditions, requiring precise ignition capabilities," said Liu Shang from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

Liu added that this engine is delivery-ready and is projected to undertake its inaugural flight in 2025, further solidifying China's position in the global aerospace landscape.

Popularly known as the Zhuhai Airshow, the premier aviation event has attracted 1,022 companies from 47 countries and regions this year, with Russia, France, the United States, Saudi Arabia and Italy participating in the air show in groups. The airshow is scheduled to last through Sunday.

Cutting-edge liquid-propellant rocket engines at Zhuhai Airshow to benefit future space travel