This comes as the country seeks new engines of growth to boost its ailing economy. SHENZHEN: From flying taxis to drone cameras, China’s low-altitude economy is taking off. In a rare move to drive growth in a specific sector, the country’s economic planner created the Low-Altitude Economy Development Department in December last year. The National Development and Reform Commission expects the sector – which involves flights by both manned and unmanned aircraft below 1,000m – to reach more than