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On August 28th, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the leading force of China's space industry, and CASIC signed an agreement on deepening strategic cooperation in Beijing. The signing of the contract coincided with the closing of the 13th Five-Year Plan and the planning of the 14th Five-Year Plan. According to the agreement, both parties will strive to build a world-class aerospace enterprise group and a world-class aerospace defense group, accelerate the deep integration in all fields, jointly improve China's international competitiveness and influence in space, and jointly safeguard national security and national interests.
The parties signed an agreement on deepening strategic cooperation.
People attended the signing ceremony included Wu Yansheng, the Secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group and Chairman of the Board of CASC, Xu Qiang, the General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of CASC, Zhang Jianheng, Yang Baohua and Li Hong, the Members of the Leading Party Members' Group and the Deputy General Managers of CASC, Yuan Jie, the Secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group and the Chairman of the Board of CASIC, Liu Shiquan, the General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of CASIC, Liu Chuandong, the Member of the Leading Party Members' Group and Chief Accountant, Chen Guoying and Gong Bo, the Members of the Leading Party Members' Group and the Deputy General Managers of CASIC. Xu Qiang presided over the ceremony.
Wu Yansheng and Yuan Jie spoke highly of their extensive cooperation and fruitful achievements in various fields, and expressed their heartfelt thanks to each other for their long-term concern, support and help.
Wu Yansheng hoped that through this signing, the parties will, under the guidance of Xi Jinping’s thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, thoroughly implement the General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions to:
Support the building of world-class armed forces, further leverage the advantages in traditional space business, strengthen systematic argumentation and collaborative research, promote in-depth integration of all links in scientific research and production, effectively enhance both parties' equipment research and production capacities, and make greater contributions to protecting and strengthening the army.
Strive to meet the country's major strategic needs, continuously deepen cooperation in major national research and development fields, jointly explore the application and development of big data utilization, artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies in the space field, and provide strong theoretical basis and technical support for the innovation and development of space science and technology.
Strive to strengthen the space application industry, further expand cooperation in the "Space Plus" industry in both depth and breadth, make competitive industries better and stronger, foster new areas of industrial growth and strength, and build high-quality industrial sector, industrial cluster and industrial ecology in the fields of satellite application, information technology, smart industry, energy conservation and environmental protection.
Yuan Jie hoped to take this signing as an opportunity to fully implement Xi Jinping's thought on building a strong military and "space power" strategic deployment and to:
Further strengthen strategic coordination, conduct joint research, expand resource sharing, enhance alliance, and carry out mutually trustful and beneficial cooperation in the field of defense equipment.
Further deepen cooperation, strengthen coordination in major national science and technology projects and major projects, and better serve the national strategies in the field of space industry.
Give full play to their respective advantages in the field of information technology, strengthen cooperation in various fields such as industrial Internet, and share resources in the field of infrastructure.
Jointly forge high-quality industrial clusters and industrial ecology in the field of equipment manufacturing.
Carry out collaborative cooperation in combination with strategic research think tanks, industry incubation platforms and other service resources, and jointly enhance the "soft power" of space in the field of modern service industry.
CASC and CASIC have a common historical evolution and profound historical origin. Over the years, they have carried out fruitful cooperation in the fields of scientific and technological innovation, scientific research and production, talent exchange and industrial development, and jointly promoted national defense construction and national economic development.
The signing of this contract indicates a deepening cooperation between CASC and CASIC on the basis of the strategic cooperation framework agreement in 2014. It is also an important measure to expand cooperation scope and strengthen cooperation depth in combination with the new situation and historical background. It is of epoch-making significance for promoting the construction of a space power and supporting the construction of a world-class army.
