The 2024 International (Shenzhen) Intelligent Building Industry Expo kicked off on Sunday in Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province, showcasing more than 1,000 innovative products.
As the first specialized expo covering all links, factors and the entire lifecycle of the building industry in China, the two-day event features debuts of a host of the latest intelligent, green and digital technologies, which represent the country's new quality productive forces in the field of intelligent construction.
Among the debuts is a basalt reinforced concrete-based material with ductility of over one percent, which is expected to eliminate steel bars in infrastructure building; an antique screen wall built completely through the assembly of renewable modules with the help of digital technology, a new method that can improve efficiency and reduce costs by 40 percent; and China's first self-supporting full-lifecycle management and collaboration platform for the building industry, which covers all links from design, material processing to construction and, as an example, can triple construction efficiency in the field of decoration.
"This expo focuses on seven key areas, including intelligent construction equipment, industrialized architectural components and intelligent production, smart home and intelligent operation and maintenance, green and low-carbon. More than 140 innovative enterprises from 11 countries and regions are exhibiting more than 1,000 innovative products, which represent the latest outcomes in intelligent construction. So far, agreements valuing a total of four billion yuan (about 560 million U.S. dollars) have been signed on the trade of innovative products via the expo," said Chen Weiguo, chief organizer of the expo and executive director of the China Construction Industry Association.
1st int’l intelligent building industry expo opens in south China’s Shenzhen
The series of erroneous words and actions by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi not only seriously deviate from the spirit of pacifist Constitution of the country but also further exacerbate regional tensions, said Tomoko Tamura, a member of the House of Representatives.
In an exclusive interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Tamura criticized Takaichi for straining Japan-China relations by making erroneous remarks on Taiwan, calling on her to improve bilateral relations.
Tamura pointed out that the political consensus reached during the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries remains of great significance, and Japan should respect and abide by it as the basis for repairing and rebuilding friendly relations with China.
"The erroneous remarks by Sanae Takaichi this time have led to the deterioration of China-Japan relations. This is absolutely unacceptable and must be retracted. Regarding the relations between two sides, the consensus reached during the normalization of diplomatic relations in 1972 is of utmost importance. At that time, the Chinese government asserted that Taiwan is part of China and the Japanese government fully understood and respected this stance. Now we should reaffirm this consensus, as well as the crucial agreements reached by both countries after 1972. Japan should explicitly acknowledge these significant agreements to rebuild friendly relations with China," she said.
Tamura also pointed out that in recent years, Japan has attempted to reshape its security policy, boosting defense spending, easing arms-export restrictions, pursuing offensive weapons development, and clearly deviating from the fundamental principle of "exclusively defense-oriented" policy.
"Japan's possession of long-range missiles clearly exceeded the scope of 'exclusively defense-oriented' policies. Japan is accelerating its military expansion. From the perspective of the Japanese constitution, this is absolutely not allowed. We are deeply concerned about the current Takaichi administration's disregard for the Japanese constitution. We clearly demand that Japan should adhere to the position of resolving issues through diplomatic efforts," she said.
Japanese official criticizes Takaichi's erroneous remarks
