Shaanxi hones innovation in high-quality development

Shaanxi province is making big strides in its high-quality development by leveraging technological innovation as a key growth driver, while helping the nation achieve high-level self-reliance in high-tech sectors, said a top official of the province on Thursday.

Speaking at a news conference held in Beijing by the State Council Information Office, Shaanxi Governor Zhao Gang said that three national-level industrial clusters — aviation, integrated circuits and advanced structural materials — are based in the province, which is one of the key centers for scientific research in China.

In addition, a number of high technologies developed in the region, such as superconductivity and ultrahigh voltage transmission, are of world-class standard, Zhao noted.