Xi'an aims to build national science center
By SHAN JUAN in Xi'an and CHEN MEILING in Beijing |
CHINA DAILY |
Updated: 2021-03-12 08:57
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A technology expert explains how virtual reality (VR) technology works at the Microsoft Innovation Center in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province on June 5, 2017. [Photo by Yang Yang/chinadaily.com.cn]
Provincial capital hopes to spearhead innovation in northwestern region
Xi'an, home to the underground army of Terracotta Warriors, is now determined to sharpen its tech edge by constructing a national science center, Li Mingyuan, the city's mayor, said.
The capital of Shaanxi province hopes to construct a comprehensive center to drive innovation in China's northwestern region, promote technological and economic growth and better support the country's objective of high-quality development, said Li, who is also a deputy to the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature.