Under the auspicious of the Department of International Cooperation of MOST, an International S&T Cooperation Base was inaugurated at the Huadong Photoelectric Technology Institute in Anhui Province on 29 November of 2007. Leaders from the Department of International Cooperation of MOST, Anhui Provincial Department of Science and Technology and the Wuhu Municipal Government attended the inauguration ceremony.

The Institute is specialized in developing special-purpose display technology and microwave vacuum devices. Its focus is on such products as special-purpose color display tubes, special-purpose LCD modules as well as traveling wave tubes. Since the 9th Five-Year Plan period, the institute has undertaken over 180 national projects, with over 100 research achievements and is a leader in the industry of special-purpose display in China.