Since its launch in 2014, the Sino-Russian project to develop the C929 large aircraft has experienced many twists and turns. At this year's Nanchang Air Show, the prefix "R" that originally represented the Russian logo was deleted, which was interpreted by many ** as "Russia has withdrawn from the cooperation project". However, in the joint communiqué of the recent meeting between the two sides, the Russian side found China to make an official statement, reemphasizing the issue of cooperation.
In fact, the Sino-Russian cooperation in the development of the C929 aircraft is a win-win option for both parties. For China, this large wide-body passenger aircraft can fill the gap in this field and enhance the technical level and international competitiveness of China's aviation industry. For Russia, cooperation with China can share technologies in areas such as materials science, electronic devices, etc., and at the same time deepen cooperation between the two countries in the field of aviation.
However, due to Western restrictions on Russia, its researchers were unable to directly participate in the development of the aircraft, resulting in slow progress on the project. In addition, the West cut off key Russian components**, leading to the collapse of cooperation with China. This once again reminds China of the importance of independent research and development.
Despite this, China has not abandoned the development of the C929 large aircraft. At present, China is actively developing its own advanced large-bypass ratio aero engine, which provides an alternative to the C929 project. Once the C929 project is successful, it will break the monopoly of Boeing and Airbus in the wide-body passenger aircraft market and bring a new competitive landscape to the global air transport industry.
China and Russia have close cooperation in many fields such as high-speed rail and biotechnology. In 2021 alone, Russia imported up to 5400 million yuan, accounting for 12% of Russia's total imports of medical equipment. Representatives of Russian enterprises have said that they hope to promote more cooperation between China and Russia in various fields in the future.
China's cutting-edge industry is developing rapidly, such as nuclear magnetic resonance machines and other cutting-edge equipment, China has broken through the monopoly of Western technology, from 30 million to 2.6 million, regaining pricing power. China has also overcome the barriers to mass production, and countries of origin such as the United States and Japan have also thrown olive branches of technology sharing, among which the parent company of Celeori has directly lowered the threshold in the Chinese market.
Since the dispute between Russia and Ukraine, many Western pharmaceutical giants, such as Novartis and AbbVie, have stopped supplying to Russia. Nowadays, China's cutting-edge industry is booming, and bilateral cooperation with Russia is of great significance to people's livelihood. As industry insiders say: "The cause related to people's livelihood is not a business to make money, but a gospel that benefits the whole people." ”
In short, although the Sino-Russian project to jointly develop the C929 large aircraft has experienced some twists and turns, both sides are actively seeking solutions. China is developing its own large-bypass ratio aero engine to provide an alternative to the C929 project. China and Russia also have close cooperation in the fields of high-speed rail and biotechnology, and the two sides are expected to cooperate in more fields in the future to jointly promote the development of science and technology and economy of the two countries.