ABOUT 40 diplomats from 28 countries visited the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC) in Shanghai last week to learn about the latest progress that China has made in advanced manufacturing, part of a tour called 'Global Insights into Chinese Enterprises' organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
'Global Insights into Chinese Enterprises' is a platform created by MOFA that aims to facilitate interaction and communication between Chinese enterprises and foreign diplomats based in China. It is designed to showcase China's modern achievements and vision, focus on practical cooperation areas and serve high-quality development.
The diplomats stepped into the cabins of the mock-ups of China-developed aircraft ARJ21, C919 and C929 in the exhibition area and took their time exploring the cabins, testing the seats, and having a firsthand experience of the controls and advanced systems, reports Beijing's Global Times.
Many of the diplomats said that they were impressed by the Chinese aviation industry's openness and high-quality development, and they said that they hoped to strengthen communication and exchanges with the Chinese aviation industry to share development opportunities.
'Apparently comfortable seats. The cockpit looks impressive,' Ambassador of Jamaica to China Arthur H W Williams told the Global Times after the tour.
He said that he looked forward to having more people-to-people exchanges between mechanics and pilots in Jamaica and China.
Moroccan Ambassador to China Abdelkader El Ansari said: 'I hope that COMAC will be interested in cooperating with Morocco by thinking about having production sites in Morocco.'
The diplomats also visited the Zhangjiang AI Robot Valley and also visited China State Shipbuilding Corp in the tour, which ended on Saturday.
Two commercial aircraft of COMAC have been put into operation. More than 130 ARJ21 planes have been delivered to domestic and international clients, serving more than 150 cities worldwide.
The C919 large aircraft made its commercial debut on May 28, 2023, and six have been delivered to its first client, China Eastern Airlines. The C919 is mainly operated on round-trip flights between Shanghai and Chengdu in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Shanghai and Beijing, and Shanghai and Xi'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
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'Global Insights into Chinese Enterprises' is a platform created by MOFA that aims to facilitate interaction and communication between Chinese enterprises and foreign diplomats based in China. It is designed to showcase China's modern achievements and vision, focus on practical cooperation areas and serve high-quality development.
The diplomats stepped into the cabins of the mock-ups of China-developed aircraft ARJ21, C919 and C929 in the exhibition area and took their time exploring the cabins, testing the seats, and having a firsthand experience of the controls and advanced systems, reports Beijing's Global Times.
Many of the diplomats said that they were impressed by the Chinese aviation industry's openness and high-quality development, and they said that they hoped to strengthen communication and exchanges with the Chinese aviation industry to share development opportunities.
'Apparently comfortable seats. The cockpit looks impressive,' Ambassador of Jamaica to China Arthur H W Williams told the Global Times after the tour.
He said that he looked forward to having more people-to-people exchanges between mechanics and pilots in Jamaica and China.
Moroccan Ambassador to China Abdelkader El Ansari said: 'I hope that COMAC will be interested in cooperating with Morocco by thinking about having production sites in Morocco.'
The diplomats also visited the Zhangjiang AI Robot Valley and also visited China State Shipbuilding Corp in the tour, which ended on Saturday.
Two commercial aircraft of COMAC have been put into operation. More than 130 ARJ21 planes have been delivered to domestic and international clients, serving more than 150 cities worldwide.
The C919 large aircraft made its commercial debut on May 28, 2023, and six have been delivered to its first client, China Eastern Airlines. The C919 is mainly operated on round-trip flights between Shanghai and Chengdu in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Shanghai and Beijing, and Shanghai and Xi'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
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