Photo: The press conference at which news about the 8th China (Mianyang) Science and Technology City International High-Tech Expo was released. (Xinhua / Feng Songling)
CHENGDU, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The 8th China (Mianyang) Science and Technology City International High-Tech Expo will be held in Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, from Sept. 21 to 25, the expo's organizing committee said at a press conference.
At the expo, cutting-edge high-tech products will be released. Experts and scholars will exchange views on latest development in fields such as new display, 5G and industrial Internet.
The expo aims to provide a platform for national scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation and help promote sustainable development of the science and technology city, according to Liu Chao, mayor of Mianyang Municipality.
The state-level event with a global reach, jointly held by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Sichuan provincial government, has become one of the most influential international exhibitions in the field of science and technology across the globe.
(Edited by Li Shimeng, Hu Pingchao with Xinhua Silk Road, lishimeng@xinhua.org, hupingchao@xinhua.org)