Terrific warriors of high-tech Xi'an script exciting future

The Xi'an High-tech Industries Development Zone is speeding up efforts to build itself into an international production base of high-tech industry in the next three to five years, senior officials said.

The 35.67-square-kilometer area based in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, is a "crucial support" for the national pilot free trade zone, as it has been attracting talents and optimizing administrative services, said Yang Renhua, director of the zone's administrative committee, recently in a meeting.

Xing Xin, the committee's deputy director, said this year the high-tech zone will place emphasis on building a complete semiconductor industry chain with global influence, and focus on life sciences, robotics and internet security sectors.