Key aerospace alliance gives Xiong'an a lift

Group will play major role in facilitating satellite internet networks nationwide

Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province has witnessed a landmark achievement in enhancing its innovation capabilities as a key nationwide alliance has been established to promote the development of aerospace information and satellite internet, the province's top authority said.

On Wednesday, the China Aerospace Information and Satellite Network Innovation Alliance was officially founded in Xiong'an, marking a new era in aerospace information and satellite networkcooperation and development in the country.

"The approval of the alliance will greatly promote the aggregation of innovative elements and resources, helping Xiong'an become an innovation hub and entrepreneurial hot spot in the new era," Ni Yuefeng, secretary of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, said at a ceremony on Wednesday.