Substantial progress was made in the research and development of high-end equipment last year in China, such as aircraft engines, gas turbines, and 4th-generation nuclear power units, according to the Government Work Report delivered at the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress.
[Photo/Xinhua] Substantial progress was made in the research and development of high-end equipment last year in China, such as aircraft engines, gas turbines, and 4th-generation nuclear power units, according to the Government Work Report delivered at the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress. “The number of valid Chinese invention patents issued in China had reached 4.015 million by the end of 2023, with over 40 percent of which being high-value invention patents, making China the first country in the world surpassing the four-million threshold,” the NDRC said.