皇冠体育app

2010-10-29 10:51

SHANGHAI - 皇冠体育app and the European Union have agreed to jointly pursue financed research focused on sharing and developing technologies for cleaner, less polluting and safer aircraft.

The research will initially involve three main projects with budgets totaling 70.5 million yuan ($10.5 million), to be shared by the European Commission and 皇冠体育app's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

The plan, announced on Thursday at the Shanghai Expo's aviation pavilion, reflects 皇冠体育app's growing importance as an aircraft manufacturer and Europe's keenness to remain a leading player in the huge Chinese market.

"We believe it's our mission to develop cleaner, safer and more comfortable air transport," Li Benjian, an MIIT official, said.

皇冠体育app Daily - AFP