why has the world manufacturing conference continued to attract fans for seven years?
2024-09-26
한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina
hefei, september 23 (reporters zhao qiang and zhang chenyi) the 2024 world manufacturing conference was held in hefei, anhui from september 20 to 23. counting the seven conferences, from "first-time customers" and "returning customers" to "full attendance king", from innovative appearance to economic output value, the world manufacturing conference continues to attract fans.
from first-time customers to repeat customers, new and old friends seek business opportunities together
john mclean, chairman of the uk-china business development center, visited anhui for the first time. he believed that anhui has huge growth potential, and its business environment and policy support make it a particularly attractive investment destination.
the 2024 world manufacturing conference was held in hefei, anhui from september 20 to 23. photo by han suyuan, a reporter from china news service
also attending the conference for the first time was oleg kabanov, deputy chairman of the government of ulyanovsk oblast and plenipotentiary representative of the governor of ulyanovsk oblast to the government of the russian federation. he said with emotion: "this world manufacturing conference has left a lot of impressions on me, and what surprised me most was its scale! as we all know, the larger the scale of the event, the more opportunities the participants have to develop mutually beneficial cooperation!"
kabanov oleg said in an interview that anhui has become a hot spot for attracting foreign investment. in 2017, the ulyanovsk state government and the anhui provincial government signed a cooperation agreement. currently, an action plan for implementing the regional cooperation agreement is being jointly formulated with the anhui provincial people's government.
in addition to new friends, this conference also staged "friends".
tan sen, chairman of the american chamber of commerce in china, is an old friend of anhui. this is his 15th visit to anhui. in the past 18 months, he has led delegations to anhui twice due to the increasing interest of foreign companies and investors in anhui.
tan sen said that anhui has abundant talents and labor force, and has perfect infrastructure, but the most important thing is the business environment policy issued by the government. he is very encouraged by the government's cooperation with enterprises to solve problems, create opportunities and improve the business environment.
carlos magalinos, global chairman of the global alliance of smes, is a heavyweight "returning guest" of the conference. in 2018, when he was the honorary chairman of the global alliance of smes, he attended the opening ceremony of the first world manufacturing conference.
carlos magrinos said that he was delighted to come to anhui again after six years. in the past six years, anhui has accurately grasped the new trend of the development of the world's manufacturing industry, and the development speed of the manufacturing industry is really remarkable. "we can see that some emerging industries are rising rapidly. as one of the organizers, the alliance is very willing to work with anhui and all parties to carry out all-round and multi-level exchanges and cooperation in the fields of manufacturing and other fields, and will also drive more international companies to settle in china and anhui, and realize resource sharing, mutual benefit and win-win results in pragmatic cooperation."
the "king of full attendance" is not absent in the meeting between anhui and the united states
since the world manufacturing conference was permanently held in hefei, anhui in 2018, anhui has been sending out "invitations to heroes" every year, sending out "anhui's beautiful promise" to the world. over the past six years, the "circle of friends" of the conference has continued to expand, with merchants from home and abroad flocking to the conference. this year, the number of foreign guests attending the conference accounted for more than 50% of the number of important guests for the first time.
on september 20, the 2024 world manufacturing conference opened in hefei, anhui province. the number of foreign guests accounted for more than 50% of the number of important guests for the first time. photo by han suyuan, a reporter from china news service
the chaohu overseas chinese entrepreneurs conference is one of the theme activities of the 2024 world manufacturing conference. it aims to gather high-level talents from the overseas chinese community, including outstanding overseas alumni of well-known universities such as the university of science and technology of china, to come to anhui to innovate and start businesses, and serve the high-quality integrated development strategy of the yangtze river delta.
according to li shiyun, chairman of the anhui federation of returned overseas chinese, the chaohu overseas chinese entrepreneurs conference has been successfully held for seven sessions, and has carried out a series of activities such as promoting the situation of anhui province, publishing the innovative achievements of new immigrants, dialogues with overseas chinese entrepreneurs, and visits to prefectures and cities for docking. it has attracted more than 1,000 overseas alumni from well-known universities in more than 100 countries to participate, and promoted a number of high-tech projects and talent teams to settle in anhui.
a total of 43 overseas chinese enterprise projects, 33 hong kong and macao projects, and 5 hefei overseas chinese entrepreneurship competition projects were signed at this year's world manufacturing conference's "overseas chinese entrepreneurship, anhui, hong kong and macao manufacturing" project matchmaking and chaohu overseas chinese entrepreneurship conference, with a total investment of over 36.3 billion yuan (rmb, the same below).
"as signing representatives, we sign some projects at every world manufacturing conference, and the contract value increases year by year. currently, the total investment in projects signed at the conference is about 1.2 billion yuan." wang bangkan, vice president of the china overseas chinese entrepreneurs association and chairman of sunshine medical group, said that hefei, as the permanent venue of the world manufacturing conference, is very beneficial to promoting the continuity of projects.
manufacturing high-tech, with good looks and high output value
the theme of the world manufacturing conference is "smart manufacturing for a better world". speaking of "smart manufacturing", there are many eye-catching "black technologies" in the exhibition hall.
this conference is themed around the 75th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china, and includes sections such as the prologue hall, international exhibition, great manufacturing exhibition, guest province (city) exhibition, high-quality development achievements of manufacturing in other provinces (regions, cities), and new industrialization development achievements of anhui province. it not only showcases the latest achievements in the global manufacturing industry, such as the world's first 25mw offshore wind turbine main shaft bearing and the jinghua slurry shield machine, but also displays major innovative achievements such as the "qijiang" no. 2 humanoid robot, the jiuzhou yunjian "longyun" rocket engine, the "original wukong" superconducting quantum computer, and the fenglin nuclear group's "nuclear power treasure", presenting the achievements of the country and anhui's manufacturing industry since the founding of the people's republic of china in a multi-level and three-dimensional manner. this conference also added a large-scale outdoor exhibition area for the first time, organizing static displays and dynamic performances of new energy intelligent networked vehicles, drones, humanoid robots, etc. in luogang park to enhance the audience's interactivity and experience, and bring a visual feast of cutting-edge technology and future industries.
in previous sessions, a large number of "signature skills" and "hidden talents" representing the level of development of my country's manufacturing industry were all on display, including the 600 km/h maglev train, wafer-level packaging direct-write lithography machine, and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging machine.
on september 20, the 2024 world manufacturing conference opened in hefei, anhui province. the picture shows the humanoid robot "qijiang no. 2" handing fruit to the audience. photo by han suyuan, a reporter from china news service
in addition to its good looks, the conference also has high output value. since 2018, through the continuous deepening of project docking activities among central enterprises, private enterprises, foreign enterprises, enterprises from hong kong, macao, taiwan, and overseas chinese, the world manufacturing conference has facilitated the signing of more than 4,000 cooperation projects and attracted a number of major projects such as volkswagen's new energy vehicles.
it is worth mentioning that the conference has achieved fruitful results in promoting the construction of a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone. for example, the conference continued to deepen regional cooperation, and invited more than 20 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) to participate in the conference. shanghai, jiangsu, zhejiang, fujian, jilin and other provinces (cities) successively served as the guest provinces (cities) of the conference, initiated the establishment of the central region and yangtze river delta international chamber of commerce alliance, and jointly built the yangtze river delta g60 science and technology innovation corridor, industrial alliances and industrial chain supply chain coordination mechanisms to enhance the resilience and competitiveness of the industrial chain supply chain.
the seven-year event has achieved both "flow" of beauty and "increase" of output value, attracting a large number of fans. (end)
