Initiated and organized by Beijing Shield Engineering Association, the China Shield Engineering Technology Academic seminar has been successfully held for four times in a biennial cycle, and has become a bellwether for the technological development of China's shield engineering industry. The 5th China Shield Tunneling and Underground Space Association (ITA) was specially invited as the guiding unit of the conference, which was co-sponsored by Beijing Shield Tunneling Association and Hangzhou Metro Group Co., LTD. The conference will be held in Hangzhou by the beautiful West Lake from November 13 to 15, 2020.

On March 1st, the shield machine for the left line of the first shield section (from Kunjia Road Station to Honghu Road Station) of Suzhou Metro Line S1 was launched, marking that the project entered a new stage of parallel construction of the station structure and section shield construction.