【Commentary】Walking into the factory workshop of Shanghai Guanlong, the CNC machine tools upgraded and updated by the company at the end of last year rumbled. The products of this Taiwanese valve manufacturer have successively served the Three Gorges Water Conservancy Hub Project, the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Beijing Daxing International Airport and other projects. In March this year, Shanghai Guanlong was awarded the Commendation Award of the 3th China Industry Award, one of the eight Taiwan-funded enterprises participating in the award for the first time. Recently, Li Zhenghong, president of the All-China Federation of Taiwan Enterprises and chairman of Shanghai Guanlong Valve Energy Saving Equipment Co., Ltd., was interviewed by a reporter from China News Agency.
【During the same period】Li Zhenghong, chairman of the All-China Federation of Taiwan Enterprises and chairman of Shanghai Guanlong Valve Energy Saving Equipment Co., Ltd
I think when I run a business, I always maintain a mentality like walking on thin ice. I am always afraid of something, afraid of whether our enterprise is backward, and whether our industry will be eliminated by others. That is, you need to continue to innovate, and then you have to tightly grasp the lifeblood of this era, such as the current intelligent manufacturing. So you have to find a way to make your products integrate into this era, such as our valves, do we have to develop in the direction of smart valves, smart water, and smart water, and then be able to get close to the context and trend of this era, to constantly innovate, and be bigger and stronger in your field. It may be because of this that we have this honor to be favored by our China Industry Award and receive a recognition award.
In 1994, Taiwanese young man Li Zhenghong's first visit to the mainland was to Shanghai to take over the valve manufacturing company founded by his father, Shanghai Guanlong, and after taking over, he decisively shifted the company's business focus from overseas markets to the mainland. Today, Guanlong has grown hundreds of times in size and will be listed on the A-share market in 2022. Li Zhenghong said that this achievement is inseparable from the mainland market.
【During the same period】Li Zhenghong, chairman of the All-China Federation of Taiwan Enterprises and chairman of Shanghai Guanlong Valve Energy Saving Equipment Co., Ltd
I think if my father hadn't made this very important decision and invested in the Chinese mainland, I don't think I would have achieved the Guanlong it has today. I think Chinese mainland is the world's largest single market, including its very diligent people, and then it has a very stable policy, every five years a plan and a direction is very clear, the upstream and downstream industrial chain is also very complete. Including its very good business environment, it is worthy of our Taiwan-funded enterprises, everyone has firm confidence and continuous development.
Li Zhenghong said that he has observed some Taiwan-funded enterprises transferring their industries to Southeast Asia and other places in recent years, but he believes that these moves cannot be summed up as "Taiwan businessmen fleeing the mainland." Even during the epidemic, many Taiwan enterprises still increased their investment in the mainland. In this regard, he called on Taiwan businessmen to seize the opportunity and join hands in prosperity between the two sides of the strait.
【During the same period】Li Zhenghong, chairman of the All-China Federation of Taiwan Enterprises and chairman of Shanghai Guanlong Valve Energy Saving Equipment Co., Ltd
I often tell many friends from Taiwan businessmen that the depth of this (mainland) market is actually deep enough. With the development of the reform and opening up economy, whether it is the central and western regions or going northeast, each city has its own characteristics, and then has its endowments. There are also many opportunities and challenges in the direction of our motherland's mainland from manufacturing in China to China, and from the world's factory to the world market, in fact, there are quite a lot of opportunities and challenges in it, so it is still worth continuing to cultivate for many years. Therefore, we have always called on Taiwan businessmen to give full play to each other's advantages. The two sides of the strait still want peace and development, and we want common prosperity.
Reporting by Zhu He, Yang Chengchen, and Zhou Sunyu, Shanghai
Responsible Editor: [Li Ji]