China Focus: Largest drone-testing airspace in N China approved to bolster emerging economy

SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- A 600-square-kilometer zone located approximately 300 kilometers southwest of Beijing has been greenlit as the largest drone-testing airspace in north China, set to boost the growth of the nation's burgeoning low-altitude economy.

The zone, spanning an area of 25 by 23 kilometers, allows flights up to 4,000 meters, surpassing the standard 3,000-meter limit for low-altitude airspa