China News Service, Hefei, March 30, Title: Chinese and foreign media trip to Anhui: Explore how to develop new productive forces
China News Service reporter Wu Lan Zhang Jun
From March 27th to 29th, the "Chinese and Foreign Media Tour of Anhui" organized by the Information Office of the State Council of China came to Hefei for a collective interview to gain an in-depth understanding of Anhui's accelerated development of new productive forces.
More than 40 journalists from domestic and foreign media including National Public Radio, the Financial Times, Handelsblatt, Japan's Kyodo News, Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao, Brazil's Workers' Television, Xinhua News Agency, and China Central Radio and Television participated in the above activities.
The interview team listened to the introduction of the heads of relevant departments in Anhui Province and visited Volkswagen (Anhui) Co., Ltd. (referred to as Volkswagen Anhui), iFlytek Co., Ltd. (referred to as iFlytek), Guoxuan Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. (referred to as iFlytek) Guoxuan Hi-Tech) and other well-known enterprises conducted on-the-spot research on what makes cities in central China “new” and what makes them “quality” in high-quality development?
"Bringing in" and "going out" cooperation for win-win results
Entering the body shop of Volkswagen's Anhui modular electric drive platform factory, more than 1,000 industrial robots perform their duties on the production line, creating a busy production scene.
Volkswagen Anhui is the Volkswagen Group's first joint venture in China focusing on new energy vehicles. Ge Wandi, CEO of Volkswagen Anhui, said: "In recent years, China's automobile market has shown a significant growth trend. We will use China's supply chain advantages and technological innovation capabilities to provide consumers with the best products and services."
Guoxuan Hi-Tech is a Chinese new energy vehicle power battery company. The company's products have entered Europe, the United States, Southeast Asia and other regions, and it has deployed overseas production bases in Germany, India, Vietnam, Thailand and other places to build win-win cooperation partners around the world. relation.
The optimization of the business environment and the fruitful results of win-win cooperation have given all types of enterprises increased strength and confidence, and strengthened their confidence in the improvement of China's economy and increased investment. "Based on our confidence in Hefei's business environment and the future development of China's economy, we plan to accelerate the construction of the fourth phase of the project and increase fixed asset investment to 4 billion yuan." said Wang Xiaoji, general manager of Continental Continental Tire (China) Co., Ltd.
"Increase investment and talent recruitment in emerging industries, and cultivate and expand an integrated development enterprise echelon supported by strategic emerging industry enterprises." Zhang Yun, deputy director of the Anhui Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said that in recent years, Anhui has adhered to high-quality development, enhance the status of enterprises as the main body of innovation, vigorously promote technological innovation, cultivate emerging industries, promote integrated development, and accelerate the formation of new productive forces.
Gathering chains into groups to optimize industrial ecology
In recent years, Anhui has adhered to the echelon development path of "industries, clusters, advanced manufacturing clusters, and world-class industrial clusters" to promote the linkage of up and down the industrial chain and the integrated development of large, medium, small, and micro enterprises in industrial clusters. Four national strategic emerging industry clusters, including new display devices, artificial intelligence, and advanced structural materials, have gathered more than 2,200 companies.
"Giving full play to the advantages of the overlay of national strategies such as the development of the Anhui Yangtze River Economic Belt, high-quality development in the central region, and integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, highlight the development of integrated clusters, and work together to promote the stringing of industries into chains and clusters." Anhui Province Luo Wenshan, deputy director of the Department of Industry and Information Technology, said.
According to reports, Anhui currently has more than 200 national-level science and technology innovation platforms and nearly 6,800 strategic emerging industry enterprises. In 2023, Anhui's automobile production reached 2.491 million vehicles, ranking second in China. The photovoltaic manufacturing industry has achieved operating income of nearly 300 billion yuan, ranking third in China. The advantages of Anhui's distinctive manufacturing characteristics are becoming more and more obvious, and industrial clusters are becoming more and more recognizable, and they have become an important engine for Anhui's economic development.
Technological innovation injects strong momentum into green development
Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. is a company focusing on new energy sources such as solar energy and hydrogen energy. Its core products, photovoltaic inverters, are sold to more than 170 countries and regions around the world, assisting the development and application of local clean energy. Zhao Wei, Senior Vice President of Sungrow, said that through continuous technological innovation and promoting the development of global renewable energy, the company has made positive contributions to reducing carbon emissions.
Hefei Binhu Science City Regional Energy Station is one of the first regional green energy projects in China and the first in Anhui. A reporter from Europe said that it not only reflects China's rapid development in the field of green energy, but also provides an example of sustainable development for global cities.
Li Guoyang, deputy director of the Anhui Provincial Department of Science and Technology, said that in recent years, Anhui has continued to optimize the innovation ecology, focusing on strengthening scientific and technological research, cultivating and expanding scientific and technological enterprises, and actively deploying future industries, etc., to develop new productive forces and empower thousands of industries. able.
During the interview, many foreign media reporters said that Anhui's industrial development achievements are impressive, and this interview provided a more realistic understanding of China's economic development. (over)