Editing Xi'an (section)

===Aerospace industry===
In November 2006, Xi'an and the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation jointly set up Xi'an Aerospace Science and Technology Industrial Base. From its establishment, the base has focused on the development of the civil space industry, including equipment manufacturing, [[software]] and service [[outsourcing]], new materials and solar [[photovoltaics]].

Apart from the core area, the base will cover Xi'an and the [[Guanzhong]] area and the expansion zone will reach other parts of [[Northwest China]] and [[Southwest China]]. It is expected that by 2012 the total industry output can reach 2.8&nbsp;billion us dollars with about 10 to 20 brand products with intellectual property rights and 5 to 8 products with global competitiveness.

In 2008, after the launch of the initial aerospace center in Shanghai, the PRC is constructing another civil aerospace center in the Shaanxi province. The State Development and Reform Commission approved the planning of Xi'an National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base on December 26, 2007. The National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base of Xi'an, set to cover {{convert|23|km2|abbr=on}}, will focus on developing satellites, new materials, energies, IT and other technologies for civil applications.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-03-11 |title=China military aircraft to see tech "breakthroughs" this year -Xinhua |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/china-military-technology-idUSL4N0WD3VK20150311 |access-date=2021-06-24 |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630091143/https://www.reuters.com/article/china-military-technology-idUSL4N0WD3VK20150311 |url-status=live }}</ref>