On the morning of February 8, Yantai City had an informal discussion with Shandong Heavy Industry Group and Weichai Group. Jiang Cheng, member of the Standing Committee of CPC Shandong Provincial Committee and secretary of Yantai Municipal Party Committee, Tan Xuguang, Party secretary, chairman and president of Shandong Heavy Industry Group, chairman of Weichai Group and chairman of SINOTRUK, attended the event. Zheng Deyan, deputy secretary of the Yantai Municipal Party Committee and mayor of Yantai presided over the event.
Jiang Cheng congratulated Shandong Heavy Industry Group and Weichai Group on their achievements in the past year. He pointed out that in 2023, Yantai City achieved a regional GDP of over RMB one trillion, which is a significant milestone in the development history of Yantai. The high-quality development in Yantai is inseparable from the strong support of Shandong Heavy Industry Group and Weichai Group, and their cooperation has contributed to a series of important results. This year marks the first year for Yantai as a trillion-GDP city. The entire city is committed to the goal of becoming the central city in the Bohai Rim region and accelerating the construction of a green, low-carbon, and high-quality development model city. He hopes that both groups can deepen practical cooperation with the local governments and work together to promote the early completion and operation of the Weichai (Yantai) New Energy Power Industrial Park, which will lead to the rapid aggregation of more supporting projects and the development of related sectors, thus achieving mutually beneficial and win-win development. The Yantai Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government will continue to provide high-quality services and create a favorable environment for investment and development in Yantai.
Tan Xuguang introduced the operating situation of Shandong Heavy Industry Group and Weichai Group in 2023 and thanked the Yantai Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government for their support. He said that Shandong Heavy Industry Group will speed up improving the layout of industrial chain and innovation chain in China and in the world, and strive to enhance its comprehensive strength continuously. It will firmly regard Yantai as an important strategic partner, fully leverage its resource advantages and industrial allocation capabilities, make continuous effort in industrial layout in Yantai, and promote cooperation with Yantai to a higher level.
Lin Yang, Party secretary of the Fushan District Committee, introduced the progress of the Weichai New Energy Power Industrial Park project.
Han Yaodong, Wang Songjie, leaders of Yantai City, and Yantai Municipal Party Committee, municipal government departments, as well as leaders from Shandong Heavy Industry Group and Weichai Group, including Wang Tao, Hu Haihua, and Ma Changhai, attended the event.