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On August 6, the first batch of 18 satellites of the "Qianfan Constellation" developed by the Shanghai Microsatellite Engineering Center were successfully launched, opening the way for China's commercial satellite Internet to build a space network.

At 14:42 on August 6, my country successfully launched the Qianfan Polar Orbit 01 satellite group into space using the Long March 6 modified carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite successfully entered the predetermined orbit and the launch mission was a complete success. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Zheng Bin)

In the tide of globalization and informatization, the commercial aerospace industry has become an important indicator for measuring a country's scientific and technological strength and innovation capabilities. However, facing multiple challenges such as international competition, technical bottlenecks, capital investment and policy environment, China's commercial aerospace industry urgently needs to effectively integrate the resources of the Yangtze River Delta region and give full play to the advantages of the G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor to achieve rapid development.

At the 2021 Yangtze River Delta G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor High-Quality Development Elements Docking Conference, the "Thousand Sails Constellation" plan was officially released, and the construction of the "G60 Starlink" industrial base was launched in Songjiang, Shanghai. The "Thousand Sails Constellation" adopts a full-band, multi-layer, multi-orbit constellation design, including a third-generation satellite system. This strategic layout aims to build a commercial satellite network with global coverage, providing high-speed, low-latency Internet services. This move will not only promote China's satellite technology innovation and the transformation of the commercial aerospace industry chain, but will also create a large number of high-tech employment opportunities. At the same time, the continuous development of the commercial aerospace industry can also provide network coverage for remote areas and developing countries, achieve information equality, and narrow the digital divide.

The successful launch of the first batch of satellites in the “Thousand Sails Constellation” project fully demonstrated the important role of the G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor in the Yangtze River Delta in promoting the development of the commercial aerospace industry.

First, the Yangtze River Delta has significant advantages in key areas such as high-end manufacturing, electronic information and new materials, providing strong scientific and research support for the development of the commercial aerospace industry. In order to transform from the traditional heavy satellite manufacturing model to a light, low-cost, mass production model to meet the needs of high-density launches, the "Thousand Sails Constellation" design team relied on the talent and technical resources of many top research and educational institutions in the Yangtze River Delta region to innovatively develop integrated aluminum alloy casting technology, which significantly improved the performance of the satellite structure.

Secondly, the G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor provides a good market environment and policy support for the development of commercial aerospace industries such as the "Thousand Sails Constellation" through an organizational coordination mechanism that combines market orientation and government guidance. The "Shanghai Action Plan for Promoting Commercial Space Development and Building a Space Information Industry Highland (2023-2025)" released in 2023 and the "Three-Year Action Plan for Integrated Development of the Yangtze River Delta Region (2024-2026)" released last month both emphasized the importance of accelerating the construction of the G60 satellite Internet industry cluster and provided strong policy support for it.

In addition, relying on its strong economic strength and regional coordinated development strategy, the Yangtze River Delta has integrated the advantageous resources of cities along the route, built a "1+7+N" industrial alliance system, a cross-regional industrial collaborative innovation center, a G60 science and technology innovation cloud element docking platform and other cooperation carriers, and built a high-quality development platform for the development of commercial aviation.

At the same time, it should be noted that although the commercial aerospace industry has broad prospects, the road to the market is not smooth. Faced with fierce global competition, international giants such as SpaceX's "Starlink" project have occupied a certain market share. The "Thousand Sails Constellation" plan must not only accurately grasp market demand, but also provide differentiated services to establish its own market position.

At the technical level, the construction and operation of satellite networks involve many technical challenges, including key areas such as satellite on-orbit services, autonomous management, and network security. These challenges require the "Thousand Sails Constellation" program to invest corresponding R&D resources to ensure continuous technological innovation and the reliability of satellite systems.

At the management level, building an efficient project management and operation system is also crucial. If the Yangtze River Delta "Thousand Sails Constellation" plan is to succeed in the commercial aerospace industry, it must conduct in-depth analysis of the market and competitors, continue to explore and establish a set of efficient management and operation mechanisms, improve operational efficiency, cope with various challenges, and achieve sustainable development.

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Yangtze River Delta C9 Alliance focuses on ten areas to promote regional coordinated development

Recently, the fourth joint meeting of the Yangtze River Delta C9 Alliance was held in Hefei. With the theme of "opening up the road of scientific and technological innovation and leading the new quality productivity", the meeting released the "2023 Yangtze River Delta Major City Central District High-quality Development Alliance White Paper" and "Yangtze River Delta C9 Alliance Economic Industry Collaborative Development Research", and proposed to focus on promoting ten co-construction projects, covering scientific and technological innovation, digital transformation, quality business districts, cultural tourism, etc., to deepen regional integration and promote high-quality economic development. (Source: Anhui Daily)

Yangtze River Delta publishes 41 cities' economic semi-annual reports

Recently, the economic semi-annual reports of 41 cities in the Yangtze River Delta were released. Shanghai ranked first with a total of 2234.6 billion yuan, and maintained an economic growth of 4.8% in the first half of the year, maintaining its position as the "first economic city" in the country. Suzhou and Hangzhou's GDP in the first half of the year both exceeded 1 trillion yuan, ranking second and third respectively. Ningbo's GDP in the first half of the year exceeded 800 billion yuan for the first time. (Source: Jiefang Daily)

Yangtze River Delta Shanghai-Suzhou-Lake High-Speed ​​Railway enters static acceptance stage

The Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou High-speed Railway began static acceptance on August 6, which means that the main railway project has been basically completed, taking an important step towards opening and operation. Static acceptance involves internal and external inspections to ensure that the quality of the project meets the standards. The Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou High-speed Railway is about 163 kilometers long with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour. It connects Shanghai, Suzhou and Huzhou. It is expected that after operation, it will optimize the regional transportation network and promote the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta. (Source: Zhejiang Daily)

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Shanghai's imports and exports to ASEAN reached 230 billion yuan in the first half of the year

In the first six months of 2024, the total import and export value of Shanghai to ASEAN reached 230 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.64%, of which the total export value was 100 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.5%, and the overall bilateral trade volume maintained a stable growth trend. According to the "Research Report on Export of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Shanghai to the Free Trade Agreement Region (ASEAN) in the First Half of 2024", in the first half of the year, the Shanghai Council for the Promotion of International Trade issued 2,929 preferential certificates of origin to ASEAN countries, a year-on-year increase of 37%; the visa amount was 220.0466 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 13.77%. (Source: Jiefang Daily)

Jiangsu's import and export of goods reached 2.68 trillion yuan in the first half of the year

Since the fourth quarter of last year, Jiangsu Province's imports and exports have maintained rapid growth. In the first half of this year, the total import and export volume of goods trade was 2.68 trillion yuan, a record high for the same period, an increase of 8.5% year-on-year, 2.4 percentage points higher than the national average. At the same time, according to statistics from Nanjing Customs, in the first half of the year, Jiangsu's imports and exports to countries participating in the construction of the "Belt and Road" reached 1.2 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.6%, showing a steady upward trend. (Source: Xinhua Daily)

Zhejiang's cross-border RMB settlement volume reached 1.2 trillion yuan in the first half of the year

In the first half of the year, the total amount of cross-border RMB receipts and payments in Zhejiang reached 1.2 trillion yuan, and the current account and direct investment increased by 27.1% year-on-year. Cross-border RMB settlement of bulk commodities increased by 65% ​​year-on-year, and cross-border settlement of oil products increased by 220.5% year-on-year. At the same time, the advantages of cross-border e-commerce were used to promote the development of payment institutions. In the first half of the year, the amount of cross-border e-commerce RMB receipts and payments accounted for 15.7% of the country. (Source: Zhejiang Daily)

Anhui's investment "semi-annual report" shows that investment in emerging industries and technological transformation has grown rapidly

In the first half of the year, fixed asset investment in Anhui Province increased by 4% year-on-year, with industrial investment and infrastructure construction investment increasing by 18% and 8.2% respectively. Emerging industries have become a hotspot for capital accumulation, with investment in high-tech manufacturing increasing by 29.9%, among which the output of integrated circuits and new energy vehicles has increased significantly. Investment in equipment and tools of industrial enterprises increased by 38.1%, and investment in technological transformation increased by 30%. (Source: Anhui Daily)

Jiangsu Province issued the "Implementation Plan for Jiangsu Province's Air Quality Continuous Improvement Action Plan"

Recently, the Jiangsu Provincial Government issued the "Implementation Plan for the Jiangsu Province Air Quality Continuous Improvement Action Plan", which proposed a series of requirements, including resolutely curbing the blind launch of high-energy-consuming, high-emission, and low-quality projects, and continuously promoting the green and low-carbon transformation and comprehensive improvement of industrial parks and industrial clusters, striving to achieve the overall PM2.5 concentration in the province by 2025, and the ratio of days with severe and above pollution will not exceed 0.2%, thus completing the emission reduction targets set by the state. (Source: Xinhua Daily)

Anhui issued the "Anhui Province County Auto Parts Industry Cluster Construction Action Plan (2024-2027)"

Recently, six departments in Anhui Province jointly issued the "Anhui County Auto Parts Industry Cluster Construction Action Plan (2024-2027)", which aims to promote the high-quality cluster development of the county auto parts industry. The plan clarifies the overall requirements, development goals, key tasks and guarantee measures, and proposes that the industry cluster's operating income will be about 350 billion yuan by 2025 and 500 billion yuan by 2027, forming an internationally competitive industry cluster to support the construction of a strong manufacturing province. (Source: Zhongan Online)

(The author Sun Hongjian is a master's student at the School of Social Development of East China Normal University, and Fan Zhiqian is a master's student at the Institute of Urban Development of East China Normal University)

The "Yangtze River Delta Forum" column was jointly initiated by the Ministry of Education's Key Research Base for Humanities and Social Sciences, the Center for Modern Chinese Cities at East China Normal University, the Yangtze River Delta Regional Integration Research Center at the Shanghai Social Science Innovation Base, and the Pengpai Research Institute. It interprets the latest policies on the integration of the Yangtze River Delta, provides frontline research reports, and presents pragmatic policy recommendations.