China is advancing in aircraft manufacturing with a recent focus on wide-body passenger aircraft, the C929. Hangzhou announced the completion of the "domestic wide-body passenger aircraft fuselage composite parts development and production project," elevating China's role in the global aviation industry. The C929, with a seating capacity of 280 and a range of 12,000 kilometers, is the answer to China's need for long-distance, intercontinental air travel. China aspires to create a full-process international advanced aviation composite material development and production line and ultimately mass produce wide-body passenger aircraft fuselage, with an annual output of 45 aircraft. This marks a significant milestone in the drive toward realizing the local aerospace industry's potential and turning Hangzhou into China’s ‘Seattle.'