????The 2017 Qingdao Forum on International Standardization was held from June 28 to June 29. Over 400 representatives from three international standardization organizations ISO, IEC and ITU, international organization including the UN organizations and International Union of Railways, national quality inspection system, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, Development Research Center of the Chinese State Council and enterprises attended the forum.
????Guided by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the PRC, Standardization Administration of the PRC and Shandong Provincial Government and hosted by the Qingdao Municipal Government, the forum is themed with “Standardization Will Make Cities More Intelligent”. The forum intends to attract worldwide attention, build up a high-end professional international standardization dialogue platform actively participated by governments, enterprises and other stakeholders, create cooperation opportunities with international, regional and national standardization organizations and promote the sustainable development of global economy, society and environment by using standardized methods.
????The forum is themed with “Standardization Will Make Cities More Intelligent” and the conference framework is “1+6+2”. “1” refers to the theme forum, “6” means 6 special topic forums namely “Seminar on Voluntary Sustainable Standards”, “Intelligent Manufacturing Development Led By Advanced Standards”, “Standards Boosting High-Speed Rail Equipment and Technology Innovation Development”, “International Standards Supporting the Sustainable City Development”, “Shipbuilding and Marine Industry Development and Standardization” and “International Standardization Talent Cultivation and Training” respectively undertaken by the China Association of Standardization, Haier Group, CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd., China National Institute of Standardization, China Shipbuilding Information Center and Qingdao University. “2” means ISO central secretariat conference and Sino-Germany standardization cooperation conference held at the same time with the forum. Wang Yu (The Qingdao Forum on International Standardization was held in Shangri-La Hotel. By Fu Xuejun)
????“Qingdao Red” of “Fu Xing Hao”, the China standard motor train units
????The China standard motor train units named “Fu Xing Hao” made its debut both in Beijing Railway Station and Shanghai Hongqiao Station, the two ends of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway and the train number is respectively G123 and G124. Organized and developed by China Railway, “Fu Xing Hao” is the China standard motor train units with the total proprietary intellectual property rights and world advanced level. “Fu Xing Hao” motor train units are manufactured by two domestic enterprises namely CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. and CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd..
????On June 25, the China standard motor train units are officially named “Fu Xing Hao”. “Fu Xing Hao” China standard motor train unit has two models “CR400AF” and “CR400BF”. According to the latest motor train unit compiling rules, new-type autonomous motor train units all adopted the model started with “CR”. “CR” is the abbreviation of China Railway and also refers to the China standard motor train unit series product platform of different speed levels. “400” in the model means the speed level, representing that the trial speed of this motor train unit can reach 400 km/h or above and the continuous operation speed is 350km/h. “A” and “B” are enterprise identification code representing the manufacturing enterprise. “F” is technological type code representing separate power motor train unit. “A” is CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. with red locomotive. “B” is CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. with yellow locomotive.
????As early as on July 15, the China standard motor train units respectively manufactured by the CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. and CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. met at the speed of 420 km/h on Zhengzhou-Xuzhou Railway Line. This is also the first time that the high-speed railways for intended operation met at the speed of 420 km/h. At that time the two China standard motor train units are respectively named “Gold Phoenix” and “Blue Dolphin”. On January 3, the National Railway Administration of the PRC granted CRRC Qingdao Sifang and CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles “type certificate” and “manufacturing license”. From then on, the China standard motor train units have official model names. The model name of “Blue Dolphin” is CR400AF and “Gold Phoenix” is named CR400BF model. On June 25, CR400AF and CR400BF China standard motor train units are officially named “Fu Xing Hao”. Lin Gang (“Fu Xing Hao”, the China standard motor train units made the debut.)
????Qingdao has become one of the first batches of national powerful cities in intellectual property rights to be constructed
????The State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC has recently approved Qingdao to become one of the first batches of national powerful cities in intellectual property rights. The construction period is from June 2017 to June 2020.
????The State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC started the assessment of the construction of national powerful cities in intellectual property rights since last year. 29 qualified cities in total made the application. After presentations and expert review, 10 cities including Qingdao, Guangzhou and Wuhan have been selected as the first batches of powerful cities in intellectual property rights to be constructed for the reason that “their comprehensive strength in intellectual property rights is more advantageous”.
????During the construction, the Qingdao Municipality will establish and improve the leadership mechanism of constructing the national powerful city in intellectual property rights, strengthen organizational leadership and working guarantee, formulate supporting measures, promote various tasks and goals to be implemented faithfully, make full efforts to do well the key works including reform of intellectual property right management and reform, intellectual property right protection and the construction of intellectual property right operation service system and play a leading and demonstrative role in regional development. Wang Ping
????Qingdao is building Hongdao International Convention and Exhibition Center
????The China Hongdao International Convention and Exhibition Center is already under full construction. As scheduled it will be put into operation in 2018. As the convention and exhibition economic complex of the fifth generation in circum-Bohai region, the project will effectively offset the inadequacy of convention and exhibition facilities in Qingdao and play a promotion role in building Qingdao into a famous convention and exhibition city in Northeast Asia and an important high-end convention and exhibition destination.
????Located to the south of Road Huoju, Qingdao New and High-tech Zone, the west of Road Gui Hua Xi No.6, the east of the extension of Road Qingwei and the north of Road Jingsan, the Hongdao International Convention and Exhibition Center will cover a total construction area of 488,000 square meters. It will have 17 floors over the ground and 3 floors underground and will be divided into the convention and exhibition center, hotel, offices and underground parking lots. The exhibition hall will cover an area of 145,000 square meters. There are over 1,000 rooms, the function and condition of which is equivalent to that of a hotel and over 2,500 parking lots. Cui Wu (The effect drawing of China Hongdao International Convention and Exhibition Center.)
