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VOA Mandarin: China to train drone pilots, develop low-altitude economy


FILE - A drone is seen during a demonstration for the media before a news conference by a Chinese food delivery company on its drone delivery service, in Shanghai, China, May 29, 2018.
FILE - A drone is seen during a demonstration for the media before a news conference by a Chinese food delivery company on its drone delivery service, in Shanghai, China, May 29, 2018.

China’s plan to develop its "low-altitude economy" is poised to enter a fast lane with the adoption of delivery drone and air taxi in cities like Shenzhen. However, analysts say that the nation’s upcoming "trillion yuan-worth growth track" is still in a "trial-run" phase, which is why some netizens in China remain skeptical about the government's claim that China faces a shortage of a million drone pilots.

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