Chinese auto companies have jointly launched a "breakthrough" transparent supply chain ecosystem in to promote high-quality development of the automobile industry.
The Transparent Supply Chain Ecosystm-Auto (TSCE-Auto) was initiated by 18 major carmakers and more than 100 auto parts manufacturers at the 32nd China Society of Automotive Engineers Conference and Expo, which ran from Wednesday to Friday in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.
The system was launched to create a unified data standard system for the auto industry supply chain, which has meant establishing data standards and interconnection systems covering the entire industry chain. It will also create a secure and reliable supply chain data space and build application demonstration scenarios.
Officials from the China Society of Automotive Engineers emphasized that the platform is the first open and collaborative data ecosystem built in the automotive industry, capable of realizing data interconnection, trusted information interaction, and flexible resource allocation in the automotive industry chain.
The system will be built based on data centers and a physical computer room will be established in Shanghai International Automobile City, a major automotive hub in east China.
"The entire system is a complete breakthrough and innovation, with no precedent to refer to. With this new system, we will make better use of the infrastructure capabilities of data resources. More importantly, we will improve the ability in data governance and data applications. We hope that this system will empower the development of the entire industry," said Pan Xiaohong, general manager of Shanghai International Automobile City.
Auto parts manufacturers said transparent supply chain data can help companies optimize inventory and ensure stable product quality.
"A transparent supply chain can significantly help us optimize inventory and logistics. Currently, sales of individual vehicle models fluctuate significantly, by around 30 percent per month. Despite this rapid and significant fluctuation, the auto seats sector has achieved the goal of halving its inventory cycle [with the transparent data system]," said Wang Jimin, manager of an auto set company in Ningbo City of east China's Zhejiang Province.
Chinese auto companies launch unprecedented platform for supply chain transparency
An international academic symposium was held on Saturday at the Xizang Museum in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, to mark the 75th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of the region.
Perched on the Roof of the World, the Xizang Museum is the first modern museum on the plateau.
On the 75th anniversary of Xizang's peaceful liberation, it welcomed a group of international scholars to reflect on the region's transformation and future.
Greening efforts on the highest region on Earth have seen major strides.
Forest coverage has risen from less than 1 percent in 1951 to 12.5 percent today.
"Even here you see around the mountains of Lhasa here, the massive large-scale plantation. There is a big lesson to learn now to other parts of the world and other countries also to come. This is the conservation. We should move this way," said Krishna Prasad Oli, former Nepali ambassador to China. Nestled in the Himalayas is not just Xizang's natural beauty, but its unique culture.
Over the past few decades, the central government has invested billions of yuan in the region's heritage protection.
"In general there are so many rumors that are just not true. For example, there are rumors in our media that China suppresses the Tibetan language. A very simple thing is on the street that you see signs and two languages everywhere (in Mandarin and in Tibetan). Even in Austria and the minority areas, there are big discussions if we should write something in minority languages. But in China it is not a problem. So China's handling this is far better than Austria," said Georg, Vavra, an Austrian historian.
The most ambitious and costly undertaking on the plateau since its liberation has been building modern infrastructure.
Today, Xizang boasts a network of roads and railways that continues to expand.
"It just so happens that yesterday I traveled by train from Nyingchi to Lhasa. The UK is a country of 60 million people and has been struggling and failing for 17 years to build 150 kilometers of high speed rail. Now if you consider Xizang with a population of 4 or 5 million, they could never undertake a project of that scale, and that is what China is trying to do. China is the only country in the world that has a genuine interest in the prosperity and the development of Xizang," said David Ferguson, a Scottish commentator.
Beyond traditional industries, emerging sectors are also taking root in China's western frontier.
"In the 75 years since its peaceful liberation, Xizang has built its scientific and technological capabilities from the ground up. It has become a driving force behind the region's economic and social progress," said Nyima Tashi, a professor with the School of Information Science and Technology under Xizang University.
Int'l scholars gather in Xizang to review regional development over past 75 years
