Consul, Consulate General of prc in New York

Consul, Consulate General of PRC in New York

520 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10036-1003, U.S.A.

liwuqiang@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The 863 Program is China’s most important high-tech Research and Development Program. Communication is one of the four topics of the Information Technology Area of the program. Communication Topic includes three main important orientations:

2. Optical communication Technology

3. Personal communication technology
The aim of the program is, through the carrying out of its projects, to put forward some technology standard suggestions having international influence, develop some communication system with China’s own intellectual property and application value; set up a high performance broadband information pilot network, and train a research team with sustainable development for communication technology area; promote the development of communication industry.
This presentation will focus on optical communication and personal communication of the 863 program.
BIOGRAPHY
Name: Wuqiang Li, Consul, Consulate General of the PRC in NY

Birthday: Jan. 05, 1947

Birthplace: Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
1965-1970: Student, Radio Engineering Dept., Xi'an Jiaotong University

1970-1980: Engineer, Fuxian Broardcasting Station, Shaanxi

1980-1983: Visiting scholar, Ecole Nationale Superieure de l'Electronique et de Ses Applications, France

1983-1988: Deputy Director, Robotics Centre, Automation Institute, Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Beijing

1988-1989: Project officer, State Science and Technology (SSTCC)

1990-1994: Second, then, First Secretary, Mission of the P.R. of China to the European Commission, Brussels

1994-1997: Director, Automation Division. High Tech. Dept. SSTCC

1998: Director, Telecommunication Division, High Tech. Dept. SSTCC

1999-2001: Counselor, Chinese Embassy in Denmark

2001: Director, IT Division, Dept. of High and New Technology Development and Industrialization, Ministry of S/T