China's central city of Zhengzhou aims to become the country's next aerotropolis, said its vice mayor Monday at the ongoing Dubai Airshow.

Yunwei Xue, the vice mayor, presented his city's vision to become a leading aerotropolis and promoted the China International Aviation Industry Congress slated for October 2014.

Xue said Zhengzhou was poised to become a major hub in China as it is on the focal point between Beijing and Shanghai and is " strategically located in central China."

Speaking to civil aviation professionals and the media, Xue said Zhengzhou's comprehensive experimental zone for airport economic development is now open for global civil aviation businesses after being approved by the Chinese central government this year.

The vice mayor invited the aviation industry to invest in Zhengzhou and to participate in the aviation congress.