China Unveils Top 100 County List to Fuel Drone Economy Expansion

China’s push into the drone and low-altitude economy reached a new milestone on September 10, 2026, with the release of a premier county-level development ranking during the eighth Air Silk Road International Cooperation Conference. Held in Beijing as an aviation-themed forum under the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services, the event unveiled the China County-Level Low-Altitude Economy Development Potential Top 100 List 2026. The comprehensive index was jointly compiled by the National Low-Economy Industry-Education Integration Community, the Beijing Airport International Technology Research Institute, and Phoenix Finance. Researchers spent nearly six months screening 1,857 county-level administrative units across 27…