Broadcast of HD TV to Be Tried in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen
As released by Zhang Baoguo, deputy director of the State Development Planning Commission, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen will give a trial broadcast of high-definition (HD) TV and a schedule for its popularity is to be worked out.
To meet the requirements of transformation of scientific achievements as stipulated the "10th Five-year Plan", he said, special attention has been given to the industrialization of high technology, such as: 3G mobile communications, HD color TV sets, live broadcasting satellite, broadband mobile communications, transformation technology of coal, and digital products, etc.
As a pleasing change in the aspect of high technology, China has seen more products with her own independent intellectual property rights, such as TD-SCDMA, which has been accepted as the standard for 3G mobile communications. We have installed three systems in the field of high-definition color TV set and are currently conducting tests. The State Development Planning Commission has planned to launch trial transmission of high-definition TV in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen this year and work out the schedule for its penetration into families.