Int’l drone expo held in Shenzhen

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SHENZHEN, June 23, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – More than 200 Chinese and foreign
companies are attending an international drone expo in Shenzhen, south
China’s Guangdong Province.

Exhibitions, forums and contests of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have
been scheduled at the Shenzhen International UAV Expo 2018, according to its
organizers.

The three-day event that opened on Friday was co-organized by China
Information Technology Industry Federation, China UAV Industry Alliance and
Shenzhen UAV Industry Association (SZUAVIA).

Shenzhen is a major base for drone industry, worth 30 billion yuan ( 4.6
billion U.S. dollars) last year, and 70 percent of the world consumer drone
market was covered by Shenzhen companies.

Figures of the National Bureau of Statistics show 2.9 million drones were
produced last year in China, up 67 percent from 2016.