In October 2001, the “Fifth Conference of Carbon Materials” was held in Mianyang City, which in the west of China. There are 190 representatives attended this meeting, including China’s leading expects, Japanese famous carbon expect such as M. Inagaki, Kobayashi and Kimura.

In the report of conference, the discussion on the research, development and production of PAN-based carbon fiber involved many aspects such as technology and institutional innovation, which were widely endorsed and valued by participants. Professor M. Inagaki made a wonderful speech on the recent topic of GICS, which bring new inspiration to participants.