Yuan Jiajun and Hu Henghua Meeting with the Delegation Led by Wendell P. Weeks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Corning
On August 28, Yuan Jiajun, Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee, and Hu Henghua, Deputy Secretary of CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and Mayor of Chongqing Municipal Government, met with the delegation led by Wendell P. Weeks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Corning, who visited Chongqing to advance cooperation.
The attendees included John Zhang, Senior Vice President of Corning, Luo Lin, Chen Xinwu, and Jiang Duntao, leaders from Chongqing.
Yuan Jiajun and Hu Henghua, on behalf of the CPC Chongqing Committee and the Chongqing Municipal Government, extended a warm welcome to Wendell P. Weeks and the delegation, and great appreciation to Corning for its contribution to Chongqing’s development. Yuan Jiajun stated that Chongqing is the only centrally-administered municipality in Central and Western China, and also one of the cities with the greatest growth potential. It has immense development space and is full of vitality. Currently, Chongqing is fully implementing the strategic plans of the 20th CPC National Congress. Chongqing endeavors to push forward Chinese modernization in all its work, steadily promote high-quality development, and build a modern new Chongqing. With the focus on the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-Hub Mega-Region, it has strengthened coordination and cooperation with Sichuan in innovation, industry, and supply chains. Efforts have been made to accelerate the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor to facilitate corridors, hubs, ports, logistics, and platforms. It places a higher priority on promoting the development of manufacturing and is fostering a “33618” System for Modern Manufacturing Clusters. It strives to build a Digital Chongqing and improve its capability of urban development, services, and governance on all fronts. To build a Beautiful Chongqing, it has moved faster to build major ecological shields on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Corning aligns perfectly with the strategic needs of Chongqing. Chongqing hopes to achieve win-win cooperation with Corning and encourages it to boost confidence in its development in the city and explore new avenues for cooperation in the R&D of enterprises, platforms, and the integration of industrial chains. Chongqing will remain steadfast in deepening reform and opening-up, and increase government support to create a favorable business environment for foreign enterprises in Chongqing.
Wendell P. Weeks expressed appreciation to Chongqing for its support to Corning’s development. He noted that Chongqing is a city full of charm and vitality and boasts a sound industrial ecosystem. Chongqing’s development philosophy is in line with that of Corning. Corning attaches great importance to its development in Chongqing and regards Chongqing as its long-term partner. It will continue to invest in Chongqing and work to put ongoing projects into full operation. In the future, Corning will further deepen strategic synergy with Chongqing, integrate itself into Chongqing’s industrial chains, explore new cooperation projects, and contribute to the high-quality development of Chongqing.
Representatives from Corning and Chongqing municipal departments attended the meeting.
8月28日,市委書記袁家軍,市委副書記、市長胡衡華會見了來渝推動合作的康寧公司董事會主席兼首席執行官魏文德一行。
康寧公司高級副總裁張錚,市領導羅藺、陳新武、江敦濤參加。
袁家軍、胡衡華代表市委、市政府歡迎魏文德一行來渝,向康寧公司為重慶發展作出的貢獻表示感謝。袁家軍說,重慶是中國中西部地區唯一的直轄市和最具發展潛力的城市之一,發展空間廣闊、充滿活力。當前,重慶正全面貫徹中共二十大戰略部署,把各項工作放在中國式現代化宏大場景中謀劃,扎實推動高質量發展,加快建設現代化新重慶。聚焦成渝地區雙城經濟圈建設,加強與四川在創新、產業、供應鏈等方面協同合作和聯動發展。加快建設西部陸海新通道,打造大通道、大樞紐、大口岸、大物流、大平臺。注重把制造業擺在更加突出的位置,加快構建“33618”現代制造業集群體系。大力推進數字重慶建設,全方位提升城市發展能力、服務能力和治理能力。推動美麗重慶建設,筑牢長江上游重要生態屏障。康寧公司與重慶具有高度戰略契合,希望堅定在渝發展信心,在企業研發、平臺建設、產業鏈融合等方面找到更多新的合作點,實現互利共贏。我們堅定不移深化改革開放,加大政策支持力度,為外資企業在渝發展創造一流營商環境。
魏文德感謝重慶對康寧公司在渝發展給予的大力支持。他表示,重慶是一座充滿魅力和活力的城市,產業生態良好,發展理念與康寧非常契合。康寧高度重視在渝發展,視重慶為長期合作伙伴,將繼續堅定對華投資,加快推動重慶在建項目建成投產。面向未來,愿進一步加強與重慶的戰略對接,積極融入重慶產業鏈體系,不斷探索新的合作項目,助力重慶高質量發展。
康寧公司、市有關部門負責人參加。