Cutting-edge innovations are taking center stage at the Paris Air Show in France, where exhibitors are unveiling groundbreaking aerospace technologies aimed at revolutionizing the aviation industry.
The 55th edition of the Paris Air Show officially opened on Monday and will run until June 22, with the participation of about 2,400 exhibitors from 48 countries and regions.
Flexcompute, a Boston-based technology company, has brought high-speed simulation systems to the event, which enable faster, more accurate and cost-effective design, testing, and validation of aircraft and spacecraft systems.
"As we have all experienced software and AI and things like computers have got much quicker and much faster over the last few decades. And in many ways, hardware development is not as fast as that, it still takes the same amount of time to design a new car or a new airplane. We want to bring these tools to bear so that you can design hardware at the speed that software is developed," said Mike Park, senior scientist with Flexcompute.
A major focus of this year's exhibition is diversification of global supply chains, especially as U.S. tariffs on the aviation industry are causing turbulence.
"I think it's a good opportunity for the qualified, highly quality companies to diversify. We see companies in China investing in Europe, investing outside of China in Southeast Asia just to mitigate the risks, and also we are in the process of supporting them. We believe that aerospace is really a global business," said Van Gao, managing Director of International Aviation SME Solutions of China (IASC).
Paris Air Show spotlights cutting-edge innovations, reshaping future of aviation
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday called for advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance with higher standards and more concrete measures.
Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while addressing the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) in Beijing.
Xi urged efforts to confine power to an institutional cage in a more well-conceived and effective manner, and press ahead with the anti-corruption fight with a clearer understanding and stronger resolve, thus providing a strong guarantee for achieving the goals and tasks of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).
Xi pointed out that in 2025, the CPC Central Committee had intensified efforts to improve Party conduct, uphold integrity and combat corruption, achieving notable results. Xi said efforts were made to maintain a tough stance against corruption and eradicate the breeding grounds and conditions for corruption.
Xi emphasized that implementing the major decisions and plans of the CPC Central Committee is a fundamental requirement for upholding its authority and its centralized, unified leadership.
Party organizations at all levels and Party members and officials should implement the decisions and plans of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee with concrete actions, he said.
Xi noted that confining power to an institutional cage is an important task in exercising full and rigorous Party self-governance.
He stressed that all are equal before the law and regulations, that compliance with them admits no privilege, and that enforcement of the law and regulations allows no exception.
Xi underscored that the fight against corruption is a major struggle that the Party cannot afford to lose, and must never lose.
He said that the current anti-corruption situation remains grave and complex, and that the task of eliminating the soil and conditions breeding corruption remains arduous. Xi added that it is essential to maintain a firm stance to leave corrupt officials with no place to hide.
Stressing the need to stay attuned to new trends and features of corruption, Xi urged efforts to innovate methods and approaches, promptly detect and accurately identify corrupt practices, and effectively address all forms of corruption, so as to continuously enhance the penetrating power of anti-corruption efforts.
He also urged strengthening coordination among all forms of oversight to advance integrated governance through whole-process collaboration, and called for sustained efforts to forge a loyal, upright and responsible disciplinary inspection and supervision force that dares to and is good at fighting against corruption.
Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi and Ding Xuexiang attended the meeting.
Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CCDI, presided over the meeting. On Monday afternoon, on behalf of the standing committee of the CCDI, Li also delivered a work report.
Xi urges advancing Party self-governance with higher standards, more concrete measures
