Shutterbugs in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region caught stunning moments of the annual Perseid meteor shower in the split second through their lenses on Wednesday night when the Perseids reached its peak.
The Perseids is one of the most highly anticipated annual meteor showers. Associated with comet Swift-Tuttle, it is usually observable from mid-July to early September.
At the Wula Mountains in Inner Mongolia, stars lit up the sky when the night fell. At around 21:30, the shooting stars streaked through the sky from time to time.
Meanwhile, at the Tenihe Wetland in the region, shutterbugs had been waiting for the meteor shower for a long time when the meteor shower took place. Since the wetland was far away from the urban lights, the sky transparency was quite high, allowing people to observe the beauty of shooting stars really clearly.
Professionals suggest that the period of time from late midnight to predawn would be the most ideal window for observation.
Shutterbugs in north China's Inner Mongolia capture stunning moments of Perseid meteor shower
China on Tuesday released the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for promoting the development of its electronic information manufacturing industry, laying out a comprehensive strategy to enhance global competitiveness of some key sectors.
The plan was jointly released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the National Development and Reform Commission.
The plan provides that by 2030, the operating revenue of the enterprises above a designated scale in China's electronic information manufacturing industry will have exceeded 30 trillion yuan (about 4.5 trillion U.S. dollars), with a number of advanced technologies and products emerging in fields such as integrated circuits, advanced computing and consumer electronics,
The industry will also have world-class enterprises that can compete on the global market by 2030 and its research and development investment intensity is expected to reach 3.5 percent by that time.
"By 2030, China's electronic information manufacturing industry will have played a pivotal role in the global industrial landscape, with a substantial increase in fields where it takes the lead or runs neck and neck with others. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), the industry will continue to promote innovative development in a number of key areas," said Li Hongwei, chief engineer with China Electronic Information Industry Development Research Institute.
The plan lays out 17 tasks around four areas -- consolidating the industry's foundational capacity, boosting the competitiveness of complete electronic equipment and systems, helping the industry foster new growth drivers, and enhancing the industry's capacity for sustainable development.
These tasks include accelerating the innovation and application of smart sensors, consolidating the development foundation of the photonics industry, accelerating the innovative development of consumer electronics, and strengthening the hardware foundation of artificial intelligence, among others.
Li said that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, China's consumer electronics industry will experience deeper integration with AI, helping drive the development of some key technologies and products.
"As AI is more and more deeply integrated into the consumer electronics industry, new product categories such as AI phones, AI computers, AI glasses and AI toys keep emerging. This will accelerate the iterative upgrading of key technologies and products in the field of consumer electronics terminals, including edge-side large models, AI chips and high-bandwidth memory," he said.
China releases plan to enhance global competitiveness of electronic information manufacturing industry
