Summary：Mr. Jia Qinglin is very concerned about the company’s development and during the inspection, he carefully studies the company’s panel displays.

On the morning of March 27, Jia Qinglin, member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau Standing Committee and chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, visits CSR Sifang. Mr. Jia Qinglin fully affirms the achievements of independent innovation, and points out that relying on independent innovation technologies, CSR Sifang develops the world’s most advanced high-speed trains, which is the pride of Chinese people and wins credit for China. 

At 10 am of the same day, Mr. Jia Qinglin first comes to National High-Speed MU Assembly Engineering and Technology Research Center and High-Speed Train System Integration National Engineering Lab, and carefully listens to the reports of chairman and party secretary Jiang Jing on the company’s development history, technological innovation, operation achievements, CRH380A High-speed MU and higher-speed test train development, high-speed rail quality and safety inspection, and MU operation and strategy implementation. Mr. Jia Qinglin is very concerned about the company’s development and during the inspection, he carefully studies the company’s panel displays. He also exchanges with Jiang Jing about the details of high-speed MU innovation process, orders, and aluminum alloy body research and development. 

At National High-Speed MU Assembly Engineering and Technology Research Center and High-Speed Train System Integration National Engineering Lab, Mr. Jia Qinglin carefully inspects the experimental vehicle rolling test bed, axle fatigue test bed, bogie fatigue test bed, electromagnetic compatibility test bed, car end relationship test bed and other critical test equipment. Mr. Jia Qinglin is very concerned about the laboratory construction and its role in independent innovation. He points out that the enterprise is the main body of independent innovation, and the practice has proved that the central’s decision is very correct. He hopes that the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Railways and other ministries should increase investment in these areas. At the high-speed MU Assembly Plant, Mr. Jia Qinglin seriously inspects the production processes, carefully learns about the technological innovation of high-speed bogies, and boards the higher-speed test train to check interior facilities. On the manufacture scene of high-speed MU, he asks Jing Jiang and general manager Wang Jun in detail about the energy indicators of 380A High-speed MU. 

Sun Huaishan, National CPPCC party secretary and deputy secretary general, Zhang Zuoji, director of National CPPCC Economic Committee, Li Yizhong, Sun Yongfu, Zhang Guobao, Li Deshui, deputy directors, Liu Fengyan, deputy director of the National CPPCC Proposal Committee, Wang Xiaofeng, deputy director of the National CPPCC Population Resources Environment Committee, Lu Changhua, deputy secretary-general of the National Political Consultative Conference, Chen Xiqing, deputy secretary general of the CPPCC National Committee and vice minster of the Central United Front Work Department, Liu Jiayi, director of the CPPCC National Committee Research Office, also participate in the inspection. Jiang Yikang, secretary of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee, Jiang Daming, Shandong Provincial Governor, and Li Qun, secretary of the CPC Qingdao Municipal Committee, accompany the inspection.  

Mr. Jia Qinglin makes an important speech before the conclusion of his visit. He points out that he has been very concerned about China’s high-speed rail and has listened to reports of Minister Sheng Guangzu on high-speed rail development and MU operations. He learns more from this visit. As a core enterprise of CSR, CSR Sifang made outstanding achievements in the revolutionary period and construction period, as well as historic contributions to China’s railway industry. During the revolutionary period, Wang Jinmei and other older generation of revolutionaries visited here to guide labor movements. In the early days of China, CSR Sifang generated 7 firsts and achieved development step by step. 

Mr. Jia Qinglin fully affirms the company’s development history and achievements of introduction, digestion, absorption and innovation. He points out that this century-old enterprise revived after the reform and opening up, especially after the 16th Party Congress. In 2004, the central government made major decisions to introduce 200km high-speed MU and implement the strategy of introduction, digestion, absorption and innovation. Through unremitting efforts, the company has mastered the key technologies for high-speed MU, achieved constant innovation, original innovation, and integrated innovation, as well as the effective combination of introduction, digestion, and absorption. The central’s decision is made after the discussion of Central Standing Committee, and he witnessed that history. The company just describes graphically the whole innovation process and the path taken. relying on independent innovation technologies, CSR Sifang develops the world’s most advanced high-speed trains, which is the pride of Chinese people and wins credit for China. The achievements are worthy of recognition. Mr. Jia also expresses his greeting to all staff for hard work. 

Jiang Jing, on behalf of the company, says that they will keep in mind of Chairman Jia Qinglin’s inculcation to further strengthen the building of independent innovation capacity and make greater contributions to national rail transportation modernization and national economic and social prosperity and development. 

The entire leadership team members and some key employees of technology, management and production welcome Mr. Jia Qinglin’s inspection and listen to his important speech at National Engineering Research Center, Engineering Lab and Manufacture Assembly Plant.