Guizhou aims high on drones

Huge commercial market available for unmanned civilian aircraft, experts say

The southwestern province of Guizhou is determined to become China's biggest supplier of civilian drones, according to national legislators from the province.

"I have submitted my proposal to the government that favorable policies should be created and carried out to stimulate the development of a civil-purpose unmanned aircraft industry in Guizhou," said Chu Haitao, a deputy to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, and chairman of Guizhou Aviation Industry Group.