A few days ago, the Liaoning Provincial Government issued a work plan, clearly targeting the eight major areas, and accelerating the construction of an Advanced Equipment Manufacturing base with the international competitiveness.

The Advanced Equipment Manufacturing Base is an important property for the development of high-end industries in Liaoning. Liaoning Province will focus on making excellent and strong aviation equipment, offshore equipment and high-tech ships, energy-saving vehicles and new energy vehicles, and major complete sets of equipment, developing and expanding high-end CNC machine tools, robots and intelligent equipment, advanced rail transit equipment, and integrated circuit equipment. In 8 major areas, Liaoning will implement key projects and cultivate key projects, and strive to achieve significant improvements in equipment manufacturing capabilities.

The key projects implemented in these eight areas have clearly defined the timetable, task book and road map for industrial development. The plan proposed deepen institutional reform, promote industrial transformation and upgrading, and enhance the level of external cooperation. Accelerate the introduction of talents and other aspects, and provide convenience and guarantee for the construction of an advanced equipment manufacturing base with international competitiveness.

The plan also proposes that by 2020, Liaoning Province's equipment manufacturing industry's main business income will strive to exceed 800 billion yuan, digital R&D and design tools penetration rate will reach 75%, break through 50 key core technologies, and develop 30 major influential national targets，the creation of more than five national-level research and development platforms, and format the high-end equipment in Shenyang, Dalian as the center, the "specialized and special" equipment in other regions as the supporting advanced equipment manufacturing industry development pattern.