2016年CRI Zhuhai plans to create leading base for China's aviation industry

 

Saturday's debut¹ of the AG-600 has officials in Zhuhai very excited about the potential the aircraft can bring to the city.

Chen Xu is with the Zhuhai Aviation Industrial Park's Management Committee.

"The Zhuhai Aviation Industrial Park is the only one in Guangdong which focuses on general aviation manufacturing, operating and corporate² aircraft services. We want Zhuhai to become the biggest industrial base for airplane production in China."

The roll-out of the AG-600 on Saturday is being touted³ as an important milestone⁴ for the advanced equipment manufacturing industry in China.

It's also part of the broader goal of bringing "three big plane projects to the world."

Zhuhai is home to the China International Aviation and Aerospace⁵ Exhibition.

China's largest airshow is held in the coastal⁶ city every 2 years.

Since the Aviation Industrial Park's creation 7-years ago, Zhuhai has managed to attract some 2.5-billion US dollars worth of investments from aircraft makers⁷.

The AG-600's creator, the China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Corporation, is the major investor⁸ in Zhuhai.

Huang Liangcai, chief designer of AG600, says most of the work being done at the site is through Chinese-produced technology.

"To manufacture huge aviation equipment like this, we had to develop our own advanced technology. Simply throwing around money is not able to provide us with our core products and technology. We think our work is demonstrating the strength of our country's abilities."

Authorities in Zhuhai plan to invest another 1 billion U.S. dollars into the Aviation Park over the next 3 to 5 years.

The money is likely to be well-spent.

It's estimated that China is going to require around 200-thousand general-purpose aircraft in the next 30-years.

1 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

2 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

3 touted   

v.兜售( tout的过去式和过去分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报

参考例句：

• She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
• People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句

4 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

5 aerospace   

adj.航空的，宇宙航行的

参考例句：

• The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
• Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。

6 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

7 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。