In recent years, Jintan District has firmly established the concept of "technology is the first productive force, and innovation is the first driving force". As the construction of the Yangtze River Delta New Energy Science and Technology Innovation Port project approaches its end, Jintan District has taken a big step in building a high-energy innovation carrier.The Yangtze River Delta New Energy Science and Technology Innovation Port is located on the east side of Jinhu Road, the west side of Guanhu Road, south of Bailongshan Road, and north of Jinlong Avenue. It is the industrial incubation center area of Hualuogeng High tech Zone's Chuangzhi Twelve Fang, covering an area of approximately 95 acres, with a total construction area of 170000 square meters and a total investment of 550 million yuan.The reporter recently saw on site that the main body of the project has been completed and is currently undergoing construction of ancillary projects such as roads, landscapes, and greenery. The project adopts a courtyard style distribution method, with the central area being the science and technology innovation ecological zone, consisting of 5 9-story buildings, mainly attracting industrial technology research institutes, new research and development institutions, productive service institutions, professional incubators, science and technology innovation talent projects, enterprise headquarters, etc. The southern and northern areas are industrial incubation workshops, consisting of four 5-story buildings, mainly gathering "specialized, refined, and new" industrial projects, with a layout centered around intelligent driving components, motors, and electronic control.At present, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is in the ascendant, with cutting-edge innovative technologies represented by new energy, new energy vehicles, new infrastructure, integrated circuits, etc. permeating into various industries. Only by seizing opportunities, tightly embracing technology, and steadfastly evolving towards "new species" can we have a place in future market competition.Xue Jingzhi, Deputy General Manager of Jintan Hualuogeng Technology Industry Development Co., Ltd., said, "The Yangtze River Delta New Energy Science and Technology Innovation Port aims to integrate a batch of major scientific research infrastructure, cultivate a group of industry-leading talent teams, achieve a batch of original and leading achievements, and connect the key links of projects from laboratories to production linesWith the in-depth development of pillar industries such as new energy, new energy vehicles, and new infrastructure, the radiation effect of the Changzhou New Campus of Hehai University and the Jintan Station of the Shanghai Nanjing High speed Railway along the Yangtze River is constantly prominent. The Yangtze River Delta New Energy Science and Technology Innovation Port will become a strategic source and demonstration area for technological innovation and talent attraction in the new energy industry in the Yangtze River Delta region, contributing to the construction of the "Two Lakes" innovation zone.

home newsNational Energy Administration: Further Strengthening Power Generation Safety Production WorkOn October 23rd, the Comprehensive Department of the National Energy Administration issued a notice on further strengthening the safety production work of power generation, requiring all power enterprises to deeply learn from the lessons of accidents, analyze the patterns of areas, links, and time periods prone to power generation accidents, and highlight the key issues of safety investigation. All dispatched agencies and local power management departments at all levels should strengthen power safety supervision and territorial management, strengthen supervision and inspection of production operations of power generation enterprises, especially accident enterprises. For enterprises and their personnel with chaotic on-site management and prominent risk hazards, regulatory measures such as appointment, notification, shutdown, and administrative penalties should be taken to handle them strictly and quickly.Shaanxi Launches "Million Subsidies for Family Charging Piles" ActivityRecently, under the guidance of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology and the Energy Bureau of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and led by Xi'an Lingchong Chuangxiang New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., the "Million Subsidies for Home Charging Piles" campaign for Shaanxi Province's new energy vehicles and supporting facilities in rural areas has been launched. This subsidy activity was conducted by Xi'an Lingchong Chuangxiang New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. in cooperation with Alipay, and targeted at the whole province. Consumers who bought charging posts were subsidized online and offline. Consumers who purchase a designated charging post in Alipay APP and complete the binding of charging posts on Alipay will receive a subsidy of 1200 yuan, including 600 yuan in cash and 600 yuan in auto related coupons.All cities and regions in Hebei Province have lifted restrictions on motor vehicle tail numbersThe People's Government of Langfang City, Hebei Province recently issued a notice stating that after research, it has been decided to lift the restrictions on motor vehicle tail numbers throughout Langfang City from October 23, 2023. The People's Government of Qinhuangdao City recently issued a notice stating that the number limit will be suspended from October 23rd. This means that the only two limited number cities in Hebei Province will all be "lifted" this time. According to previous policies, multiple cities in Hebei Province, such as Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Handan, Langfang, Xingtai, Baoding, and Hengshui, have implemented or have previously implemented measures to restrict traffic and access.Guosheng Securities: Automobile consumption exceeds expectations, and the prosperity is expected to continueOn October 23rd, Guosheng Securities reported that car consumption exceeded expectations and several companies performed well. Since the Chengdu Auto Show, multiple high-quality new cars have been launched, coupled with a continuously improving purchasing environment, resulting in hot car sales during peak seasons. Domestic consumption of fuel vehicles and new energy is strong, with continuous breakthroughs in independent exports. The industry's capacity utilization rate remains high, costs are relatively stable, and exchange rates fluctuate slightly. Most companies that have disclosed data have performed well. Looking forward to the fourth quarter, it is expected that the terminal will not reduce the discount intensity, and with the delivery of popular models, the prosperity is expected to continue.international newsSome Toyota factories and production lines in Japan resumed productionAccording to Japanese media on October 23rd, Toyota Motor Company resumed production on the same day at its four factories in Iwate, Miyagi, and other areas, which were affected by previous component factory explosions. The start time for other production lines that are still in suspension has not been determined.Samsung SDI will supply electric vehicle batteries to Hyundai starting from 2026On October 23rd, Samsung SDI announced that it will supply electric vehicle (EV) batteries to Hyundai starting from 2026 for a period of seven years, marking the first battery supply agreement between the two companies. Samsung SDI stated in a statement that it will provide prism batteries produced at its Hungarian factory for Hyundai Motor Company's electric vehicles for the European market, with a supply period from 2026 to 2032.Saudi Public Investment Fund: Will establish a joint venture with Hyundai Motor to build a factory in Saudi Arabia, with a total investment of over 500 million US dollarsOn October 22nd local time, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced the signing of a joint venture agreement with Hyundai to establish a highly automated automotive manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia. PIF and Hyundai Motors will hold 70% and 30% of the shares in the new joint venture. The total investment of this project is estimated to exceed 500 million US dollars. The factory plans to break ground in 2024 and start production in 2026, with the goal of producing 50000 vehicles annually, including electric and fuel vehicles. It is reported that this is also the first automobile factory built by Hyundai in the Middle East.Swedish researchers propose a new plan for recycling automotive waste batteries, which can recover 100% aluminum and 98% lithiumChalms University of Technology in Sweden recently announced that its researchers have proposed a new method for recovering metals from waste electric vehicle batteries. This method can recover 100% aluminum and 98% lithium from batteries, while minimizing the loss of precious raw materials such as nickel, cobalt, and manganese.Corporate NewsGreat Wall Motors Responds to EU Countervailing Investigation: Will Not Slow Down Sailing to Sea and Has Started to Quickly Advance European Factory Site Selection WorkOn October 23rd, in response to the European Commission's decision to launch a countervailing investigation into pure electric passenger cars imported from China, Great Wall Motors stated that every enterprise needs a fair and just trade environment, and Great Wall Motors will also respect the market rules of every region. Great Wall Motors is rapidly advancing the site selection work for European factories and will not slow down its pace of going to sea. "Great Wall Motors has revealed that it has started to rapidly promote the site selection work for European factories and will launch more new energy models in Europe, accelerate the construction of a localized research and development team in Europe, and introduce more new energy, intelligent technology and resources into Europe.Wang Chuanfu Resigns as Chairman of BYD Lithium Battery CompanyAccording to the Tianyancha App, recently, there was a business change at Shenzhen BYD Lithium Battery Co., Ltd. Wang Chuanfu stepped down as the legal representative and chairman, and He Long took over.Huang Jihong Resigns as Chairman of Pangda Auto TradeAccording to the Tianyancha App, recently, there has been a business change in Pangda Auto Trade Group Co., Ltd. Huang Jihong has resigned as the legal representative and chairman, and Cheng Zhengzhi has taken over. At the same time, the enterprise type has been changed from other limited liability companies (listed) to other limited liability companies (non listed). Pangda Automobile Trading Group Co., Ltd. was established in March 2003 and listed on the A-share market in April 2011. In June of this year, the Shanghai Stock Exchange delisted the company's shares.Geely Meijie Investment Company Renamed Geely Technology GroupAccording to the Tianyancha App, recently, Geely Meijie Investment Co., Ltd. underwent an industrial and commercial change, with the company name changed to Geely Technology Group Co., Ltd. The company was established in October 2015, with Xu Zhihao as its legal representative and a registered capital of approximately 430 million RMB. Its business scope includes asset management services invested by its own funds, enterprise headquarters management, enterprise management consulting, energy recovery system research and development, resource recycling technology research and development, new material technology research and development, etc. Geely is affiliated with Ningbo Ruima Enterprise Management Partnership (Limited Partnership), Zhejiang Jidi Technology Co., Ltd Hangzhou Jixing Technology Co., Ltd. jointly holds shares.The new car launch of Chery (Guizhou) Industrial Base will be held on October 27thThe new car launch ceremony of Chery (Guizhou) Industrial Base will be held on October 27th in Gui'an New Area, and in the future, it will assist Gui'an New Area in building a new energy vehicle industry cluster with a complete upstream and downstream industrial chain of new energy vehicles. It is understood that Chery (Guizhou) Industrial Base is a new energy vehicle industry base that integrates research and development, production, sales, and service of new energy vehicles. The base covers an area of more than 1800 acres, with an investment of 3 billion yuan, and an annual production capacity of 15000 pure electric vehicles.Tesla invites Hesai to build a factory? Hesai: 'No final decision has been made yet'Recently, during a trip to Shanghai, the Governor of New Leon, Samuel Garcia, stated that Tesla's two Chinese suppliers will invest nearly $1 billion in the northern state of New Leon, where Tesla is planning to build a new factory. The media reported that the two proposed factories are Tuopu Group and Hesai Group. According to Hesai Technology, the news was not released by Hesai, and the company has not yet made a final decision to build a new factory in North America. The other party stated that they were not aware of whether the company's LiDAR was supplying Tesla cars or humanoid robots.NIO applies for registration of the driver's internet trademarkAccording to the Tianyancha App, recently, NIO Automotive Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd. applied to register the "NIO Driver Interconnection" trademark, which is classified as a scientific instrument internationally. The current trademark status is awaiting substantive review. According to reports, NIO, Geely, Xiaopeng, Nezha and others are all increasing their investment in the "Driver Interconnect" track. Not long ago, Hubei Xingji Meizu Group Co., Ltd. also applied to register the "Handcart Internet" trademark, and the current trademark status is awaiting substantive review.Linglong Tire: Net profit of 399 million yuan in the third quarter, a year-on-year increase of 278.01%On October 23rd, Linglong Tire announced its third quarter report, with a revenue of 14.53 billion yuan in the first three quarters, a year-on-year increase of 13.72%; Realized a net profit attributable to the parent company of 960 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 343.88%. Among them, the net profit in the third quarter was 399 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 278.01%. During the reporting period, the utilization rate of production capacity increased, raw material prices decreased, gross profit margin increased, and sales volume increased year-on-year, comprehensively affecting the year-on-year increase in main business gross profit.

Going public is a necessary path for the rapid development of enterprises. On the morning of October 23rd, Jiangsu Tianyuan Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. was listed on the main board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, becoming the 95th listed enterprise in the city.Mayor Sheng Lei and Chairman Wu Yizhong of Tianyuan Intelligent jointly sounded the gong for the listing of Tianyuan Intelligent.This time, Tianyuan Intelligent will publicly issue 53578400 RMB ordinary shares (A-shares), with stock abbreviation: Tianyuan Intelligent and stock code 603273. The issuance price is 9.50 yuan per share, and the total amount of raised funds is 509 million yuan. It will be used for projects such as the construction of complete sets of equipment for autoclaved aerated concrete and the intelligent transformation of high-end aerated concrete production lines.Zhou Chengtao, Secretary General of the Municipal Government, attended the event.Tianyuan Intelligent, located in Changzhou National High tech Zone, was established in 1989 and mainly engages in the research and development, design, production, and sales of complete automation equipment and mechanical equipment supporting products. Currently, it mainly provides production equipment and automation whole line solutions for green and environmentally friendly building materials enterprises producing autoclaved aerated concrete products, and also provides mechanical equipment matching kits for equipment manufacturers in multiple fields. The product can be widely used in various industries and related fields such as green building materials, prefabricated buildings, engineering machinery, etc.As one of the first batch of national level high-tech zones in China, in recent years, Changzhou High tech Zone has deeply implemented the city's "532" development strategy, seized the opportunity to build the "New Energy Capital", and regarded promoting enterprise stock reform and listing as an important lever to build the "New Energy Capital Core Zone". In accordance with the working principle of "cultivating a batch, stock reform a batch, coaching a batch, reporting a batch, and listing a batch", a total of 20 listed companies have been cultivated, The total financing amount exceeds 50.8 billion yuan; There is also 1 company waiting to be released after the meeting, 7 companies applying for approval, and 6 companies providing guidance and filing.Since the beginning of this year, Changzhou City has deeply implemented the "Longteng Action Plan" and made every effort to promote the reform and listing of enterprises. At present, there are a total of 95 listed companies in the city, with a total financing amount exceeding 176.3 billion yuan; There are also 6 pending meetings, 16 applications under review, and 34 tutoring and filing. A total of 215 backup enterprises have completed the shareholding transformation, and the influence of the "Changzhou sector" in the capital market continues to highlight, effectively supporting the city's industrial upgrading and the construction of the "New Energy Capital".

On October 12th, the establishment meeting of the Jiangsu Provincial Rail Transit Equipment Standardization Technical Committee was held in Changzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone. The first committee of the Standardization Committee was composed of 43 members, with the Jiangsu Qishuyan Rail Transit Industrial Park Management Office as the Secretariat responsible unit.Under the guidance of the Market Supervision Bureau of Jiangsu Province, the Standardization Committee will promote the formulation and revision of standards related to the Jiangsu rail transit equipment industry chain, focusing on building a standard system with national and industry standards as the main body, and local, group, and enterprise standards as the supporting factors. This will further drive the high-quality development of the province's rail transit equipment industry and provide strong support for achieving the construction goal of "Jiangsu on the track".Next, the Municipal Market Supervision Bureau will spare no effort in coordinating resources from all parties, leveraging the spirit of "shop assistants", practicing the skills of "urgent doctors", and fully participating in the construction of the Standards Committee. As the Secretariat responsible unit, the Management Office of Jiangsu Qishuyan Rail Transit Industrial Park will focus on standardized advantageous resources, innovate standardized work models, carry out work in a scientific, efficient, standardized and transparent manner, and inject new momentum into the standardized development of the rail transit equipment industry in Jiangsu Province.

The Haojiang River flows with colors, and lotus flowers bloom. Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, He Houhua, met with the delegation. Provincial Party Secretary Xin Changxing had in-depth exchanges with the Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region, He Yicheng, and the Director of the Macau Joint Office, Zheng Xincong.During the meeting, Ho Houhua pointed out that Jiangsu is a big economic and open province, and Macao has unique advantages in promoting exchanges and cooperation between China and Portuguese speaking countries and the construction of the "the Belt and Road". The visit of the Jiangsu Provincial delegation to Macau fully demonstrates its strong support for the "one country, two systems" cause in Macau and the high importance it attaches to deepening exchanges and cooperation between the two regions. We hope to strengthen strategic alignment between the two regions, explore cooperation mechanisms that further leverage their respective strengths and potential, expand exchanges and cooperation in various fields, especially among young people, continuously improve the well-being of our compatriots in the two regions, and better serve the overall development of the country. Nobunaga expressed gratitude to Vice Chairman Ho Hau wah for his care and guidance in the exchange and cooperation between Jiangsu and Macao. He stated that Macao is one of the earliest important partners in Jiangsu's cooperation, and has been working hand in hand for many years to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. We will continue to promote all-round, multi-disciplinary, and deep-seated cooperation, and make greater contributions to promoting the stable development of the "one country, two systems" cause and promoting the long-term prosperity and stability of Macau.He Yicheng introduced the development of Macau and the construction of the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone, and thanked Jiangsu for its continuous care and support for Macau's development. He said that the SAR government is vigorously promoting the moderate and diversified development of Macau's economy in accordance with the instructions of the central government. While building a world tourism and leisure center and promoting the diversified development of tourism and leisure elements, it is focusing on promoting the development of four major industries: big health, modern finance, high-tech, exhibition and trade, and cultural and sports. Macau and Jiangsu will have broader cooperation space and unprecedented development opportunities, and it is expected that the two regions will continue to deepen more comprehensive exchanges and cooperation in various fields. Xin Changxing said that Jiangsu is the intersection of the "the Belt and Road", and Macao is an important node of the Maritime Silk Road. The two places have close exchanges and long friendship. In particular, the four major industries that Macao focuses on are highly compatible with Jiangsu. We are willing to work with Macao to seize major development opportunities, promote industrial complementarities, continue to hold the Jiangsu Macao Portuguese speaking Countries Business Summit, deepen exchanges and cooperation in economy and trade, science and education, culture and tourism, traditional Chinese medicine and youth, and work together to open up the "the Belt and Road" market to better serve the overall national development.The Macau China Joint Office will make every effort to provide docking services, gather and leverage the efforts of all parties, and help write a new chapter in exchanges and cooperation between Macau and Jiangsu. Nobunaga expressed gratitude to the Macau China Joint Office for its concern and support for the development of Jiangsu and the exchange and cooperation between the Soviet Union and Macao. He stated that he will follow the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee to promote deeper and more practical exchanges and cooperation between the two regions, so that the development achievements can better benefit the people of the two regions and create a better future for the integration and development of the Soviet Union and Macao.On the 20th anniversary of Macau's return to the motherland, the Suzhou Overseas Friendship Association and the University of Macau jointly held the "Suzhou Arts and Crafts Intangible Cultural Heritage Special Exhibition". As a representative exhibit of Soviet style garden architecture, the "Canglang Pavilion" is deeply loved by teachers and students. The Jiangsu Overseas Friendship Association and the Suzhou Overseas Friendship Association jointly initiated a donation to the University of Macau for the construction of a Soviet style pavilion, modeled after the famous Song Dynasty pavilion "Canglang Pavilion" in Suzhou. The pavilion is named "Su Ao Pavilion" after the bell spirit of Soviet style garden architecture and the elegance of Jiangnan water charm.On the afternoon of the 15th, the completion ceremony of the "Su Ao Pavilion" was held at the Chinese History and Culture Center of the University of Macau. Vice Governor Fang Wei, Director of the Coordination Department of the Macau Liaison Office Qiu Yu, Director of the Education and Youth Development Bureau of the Macau SAR Government Gong Zhiming, and Vice President of the University of Macau Mo Qiming jointly unveiled the "Su Ao Pavilion". Fang Wei stated in his speech that the completion of the "Su Ao Pavilion" is not only a witness to the profound friendship between Jiangsu and Macau, but also a new emotional connection and bridge between the two regions. I hope to take this opportunity to deepen cultural exchanges, strengthen mutual learning and mutual learning, and promote more fruitful exchanges and cooperation between the Soviet Union and Australia. The completion ceremony was attended by local residents, elites, representatives from all walks of life, and teachers and students.The delegation also visited the Macao Museum, the memorial archway of Dasanba and other historic districts and world cultural heritage sites, learned about the protection and activation of local cultural relics, and felt Macao's diversified culture.

Recently, the finals of the 8th "Maker China" and 2023 Jiangsu Province Small and Medium sized Enterprise Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition were successfully concluded in Suzhou. Changzhou enterprises have achieved remarkable results again, winning one first prize, one second prize, and five third prizes in the Jiangsu Provincial Finals, achieving four "first in the province", namely the first in the number of registered projects, the first in the number of enterprises shortlisted for the finals, the first in the province in the number of winning enterprises in the finals, and the first in the number of winning enterprises in the province in the top ten double innovation projects (2013-2022).Since its launch in June, this competition has received a positive response from innovation and entrepreneurship entrepreneurs in the city and widespread attention from all sectors of society, with 131 registered projects, setting a record high in history. The participating enterprises exhibit five major characteristics: "excellent main body, wide field, strong innovation, solid content, and high growth", covering key advanced manufacturing clusters such as high-end equipment, new energy, new materials, new energy vehicles and core automotive components, new generation electronic information technology, biopharmaceuticals, and new medical devices, fully demonstrating the characteristics and strength of "Changzhou Intelligent Manufacturing". On July 28th, the launch ceremony and first regional competition of the 8th "Maker China" and 2023 Jiangsu Province Small and Medium sized Enterprise Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition were successfully held in Changzhou. After intense competition in regional and thematic competitions, 7 enterprises in our city stood out from nearly 800 registered projects in the province and were nominated for the provincial final roadshow, accounting for more than one-third of the total number of enterprises nominated for the final. In the end, Jiangsu Daoning Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. won the first prize of the Jiangsu Provincial Finals with the highest score of the entire competition, and Chenguang (Changzhou) New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. won the second prize of the Jiangsu Provincial Finals. Changzhou is a subsidiary of Electronic Co., Ltd., Changzhou Jingyang Semiconductor Materials Technology Co., Ltd., Ketai Optics (Changzhou) Testing Technology Co., Ltd., Changzhou Le'ao Medical Technology Co., Ltd Five enterprises, including Lakeside Optoelectronics Technology (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., have won the third prize in the Jiangsu Provincial Finals. In addition, the competition also selected the top ten entrepreneurship and innovation projects in Jiangsu Province (2013-2022), and two enterprises, Changzhou Tonghui Electronics Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Zhima Technology Co., Ltd., were awarded this honor.Injecting strong momentum into promoting high-quality development of the industrial economy.

Bi-directional rush to build ideals togetherIdeal Automobile Global Partner Conference held in Changchun'Li' meets Changzhou, win-win future. On October 12th, the 2023 Global Partner Conference of Ideal Automobile was held in Changzhou. Entrepreneurial representatives and relevant leaders from suppliers and domestic and foreign manufacturers gathered together to deepen cooperation and empower both sides to jointly assist in the construction of our city's new energy capital. Mayor Sheng Lei attended the event and delivered a speech.Sheng Lei extended a sincere welcome to the guests attending the event and expressed gratitude for their long-term care and support for the development of Changzhou. She said that Changzhou is an open, inclusive, and innovative manufacturing city that keeps up with the times, as well as a city that goes both ways with "ideals". Currently, Changzhou is striving to become the "city with a trillion yuan GDP", striving to build a new energy capital that leads the Yangtze River Delta, radiates across the country, and has global influence. In August of this year, Changzhou introduced a work plan based on the industrial ecosystem thinking, which truly solicits and implements policy support, promotes practical work, and sincerely encourages new energy vehicle parts enterprises to grow and strengthen, gather and develop, fully supporting the sustainable development of new energy vehicles represented by ideal cars. I hope that Ideal Automobile can fully leverage the leading traction advantage of vehicle enterprises and drive the supply capacity of Changzhou's new energy vehicle parts to a new level. Changzhou will continue to be the strongest support and best partner for enterprise development, doing a good job as a "shop assistant" and "emergency doctor", and fully creating a first-class environment and providing first-class services for enterprise development.Ideal Automobile was founded on July 1, 2015, with its headquarters located in Beijing. Currently, it has two major manufacturing bases, Beijing and Changzhou. The first manufacturing base, Changzhou Manufacturing Base, was settled in the Wujin National High tech Zone in 2016. Ideal Automobile is a user driven automotive technology enterprise that has been listed on the NASDAQ stock market in the United States and the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Currently, it ranks first in the sales of luxury new energy brands worth over 300000 yuan in the Chinese market and first in the sales of SUVs worth 300000 to 500000 yuan. In September, a total of 36060 new cars were delivered, a year-on-year increase of 212.7%, setting a new high in monthly delivery volume. As of now, the cumulative delivery of Ideal Cars has exceeded 500000 units.This conference will use various forms such as keynote speeches, factory visits, test drives, and special forums to deepen and more effective communication and cooperation, and share the development opportunities that have gathered momentum.

On September 12th, Chen Jinhu, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, met with important guests such as Lu Yongsheng, Acting Consul General of the German Consulate General in Shanghai, and Ma Mingbo, Chief Representative of the Shanghai Representative Office of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as well as Executive Director of the German Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.On behalf of the Municipal Party Committee and Government, Chen Jinhu warmly welcomed the arrival of Lu Yongsheng and his delegation, and expressed sincere gratitude for their long-term care and support for the economic and social development of Changzhou. After briefly introducing the economic and social development situation of Changzhou, Chen Jinhu said that in recent years, Changzhou has taken "benchmarking Germany" as an important lever to build an "international intelligent manufacturing city and Yangtze River Delta hub", and has carried out comprehensive and in-depth exchanges and cooperation with Germany. In the field of economic and trade cooperation, Germany has become our city's most important trading partner, source of foreign investment, and investment destination in the European Union. At present, Changzhou is in a critical period of seizing the momentum and winning a new round of development opportunities. The whole city is deeply implementing the "532" development strategy, focusing on building a new energy capital, and high-quality entering the "GDP trillion city". Sincerely welcome more German friends to visit Changzhou, learn about Changzhou, and invest in Changzhou. We also look forward to valuable suggestions for Changzhou's cooperation with Germany.Guests expressed that Changzhou is an important investment destination for Germany in China. Many German companies highly recognize the construction of Changzhou as the new energy capital and are very satisfied with its industrial foundation and business environment. They hope to jointly empower, accelerate project construction, expand market share, carry out educational cooperation, share development opportunities in the new energy capital, and achieve mutual benefit and common development.Yang Jing, Deputy Director of the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office, Hang Yong, Member of the Standing Committee and Secretary General of the Municipal Party Committee, and Zhou Chengtao, Secretary General of the Municipal Government, participated in the event.

Recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued a notice on agreeing to implement the second batch of clean production audit and innovation pilot projects. The "Wujin National High tech Industrial Development Zone Clean Production Audit and Innovation Pilot Project" was listed as the first national level clean production audit and innovation pilot project in our city, and the industrial green competitiveness of the Wujin National High tech Zone continued to improve.The core of this pilot workIt is an innovation in the clean production audit modelWe will take Wuhan High tech as a wholeTo carry out clean productionamongInfrastructure construction such as industrial wastewater treatment plantsContribution to the positive environmental benefits of the parkAlso included in the audit scopeThe industrial wastewater discharge enterprises of Wuhan High tech Co., Ltd. are mainly photovoltaic, electronic and mechanical manufacturing enterprises. The wastewater composition is complex, and the water quality and quantity change greatly. The park is located in the the Taihu Lake Lake basin, so the tailwater discharge requirements are high. For this reason, the Changzhou Wuhan High tech Industrial Sewage Treatment (Phase I) project with a designed treatment capacity of 30000 tons/day (which may reach 50000 tons/day in the future) has emerged. We mainly deal with industrial wastewater within the management scope of Wuhan High tech, while also taking into account the industrial wastewater of Qianhuang, Lijia, and Luoyang towns. "Zhou Qing, the general manager of Changzhou Wuhan High tech Daosheng Ecological Co., Ltd., introduced that the project covers a total area of nearly 40000 square meters and adopts the collection concept of" dividing quality and area ". Through two sets of pipeline systems for comprehensive wastewater and heavy metal wastewater, the two types of industrial wastewater are collected and treated separately. At present, the construction of a 48 kilometer pipeline network has been basically completed. For enterprises with low emissions in surrounding areas and unsuitable for pipeline laying, tank trucks are used for transportation, and through reasonable coordination and allocation, the service range of transportation is effectively expanded.We are conducting water inlet debugging, synchronously connecting with enterprises in the park, and doing a good job in pipeline connection. Zhou Qing stated that the project follows the "Green Island" model and adopts more advanced and mature "physicochemical pre-treatment+biochemical treatment+deep treatment" processes to achieve high-quality treatment of industrial and domestic wastewater, effectively reducing the burden and pressure of sewage treatment for sewage discharging enterprises. The project is expected to be officially put into operation by the end of the year. The construction of the industrial green island project has been stepped up, and the online sludge dewatering system produced by Shupeng Shi Water Technology (Changzhou) Co., Ltd., a new force in the green intelligent equipment industry, has also played a greater role in the comprehensive treatment of the water environment of the Taihu Lake Lake and Gehu Lake. This system is similar to a container, although it is small in size, its effectiveness is very powerful. Combined with geotextile bag solidification technology, it has a daily processing capacity of 9000 meters below water. After fully enclosed dehydration, the geotextile bags can be stacked in multiple layers, reducing floor space.The water drained from the geotextile bag is higher than the original water body, so it can return to the original water body. In the later stage, grass seeds are sprinkled on the dried sludge as part of the Gehu Lake landscape, which can also beautify the environment. "Wang Haixia, project manager of Shupenshi Water Technology (Changzhou) Co., Ltd., introduced. Shupengshi is a professional provider of intelligent drainage system solutions. It is the first to integrate innovative technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things into the domestic drainage engineering equipment manufacturing, and has developed a series of highly intelligent and technologically advanced integrated products. From January to August this year, the company's sales revenue reached 50 million yuan.In combination with a new round of the Taihu Lake Lake comprehensive governance and cleaner production audit and innovation pilot project, Wu Gaoxin will coordinate to promote water environment governance and cleaner production of pollutant emission reduction, strengthen performance evaluation, focus on optimizing industrial structure, continue to promote the construction of green manufacturing system, and promote green, low-carbon and high-quality development of industrial economy.

From August 23rd to 24th, the provincial symposium on foreign investment work was held in our city. Sun Jin, Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Commerce, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Leaders in charge of the Foreign Investment Department of the Provincial Department of Commerce, commercial bureaus of various districts and cities, and heads of foreign investment business departments attended the meeting.The Commerce Bureaus of each district and city respectively reported on the progress of foreign investment work this year, the difficulties and problems that exist, and the next steps in work. They discussed and discussed in groups the three policy measures being studied and formulated by the Provincial Department of Commerce. The Foreign Investment Department of the Provincial Department of Commerce reported on the utilization of foreign investment in the province from January to July and deployed various tasks in the second half of the year.Sun Jin deeply analyzed the situation of utilizing foreign investment this year, fully affirmed the achievements made by various regions in overcoming difficulties and promoting foreign investment work, and put forward requirements for the next step of work: firstly, to take responsibility and enhance the sense of responsibility and mission to do a good job in foreign investment work; The second is to accurately locate and enhance the initiative and pertinence of doing a good job in foreign investment work; The third is to closely monitor the project and enhance the confidence and determination to achieve the annual goals.

In order to improve the quality of utilizing foreign investment and accelerate the construction of key foreign investment projects, on August 24th, a delegation led by Shao Bin, Director of the Research Department of the Special Representative Office of the Ministry of Commerce in Nanjing, Wang Qi, a third level researcher, and Bao Jingjuan, Deputy Director of the Foreign Investment Department of the Provincial Department of Commerce, came to visit and investigate the progress of the iconic foreign investment project - Sun Induced Electricity (Changzhou) Electronics Co., Ltd. Peng Li, Deputy Director of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, accompanied the investigation.Sun Induced Power (Changzhou) Electronics Co., Ltd. was established in August 2019, mainly producing multi-layer ceramic capacitors with a total investment of 1.5 billion US dollars and a registered capital of 500 million US dollars. The total investment for the first phase of the project is 600 million US dollars. Construction began in November 2021 and was completed in July of this year. It is expected to be officially put into operation in November.Shao Bin listened to the introduction of the company's leaders on global layout, corporate positioning, talent recruitment, and product application fields. He inquired about environmental protection in the production process, AI technology application, and other situations. He gained a detailed understanding of the difficulties faced by the company before production, the medium to long-term trend judgment of the global electronic product market, expectations for domestic and foreign sales markets, experience and practices in wastewater recycling and low-carbon manufacturing. He encouraged enterprises to promote project progress in order, achieve early production and operation, and assist Changzhou in high-quality development.

On August 31st, China and Nicaragua officially signed a free trade agreement. This is the 21st free trade agreement signed by China to the outside world, and Nicaragua has become China's 28th free trade partner since then. It is also China's fifth free trade partner in Latin America after Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, and Ecuador.Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and Advisor to the President of Nicaragua on Investment, Trade, and International Cooperation Laureano respectively represented the governments of China and Nicaragua in Beijing and Managua on the same day, signing the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua through video. After the agreement is signed, both parties will fulfill their respective domestic procedures to promote the early entry into force and implementation of the agreement.The head of the International Department of the Ministry of Commerce stated that China and Nepal have strong economic complementarity and huge potential for trade and investment cooperation. The China Nepal Free Trade Agreement is conducive to continuously releasing the dividends of the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nepal, creating a better business environment for enterprises in both countries, further stimulating the potential of bilateral trade and investment cooperation, promoting the further improvement and upgrading of China Nepal economic and trade cooperation, and continuously enhancing the well-being of the people and enterprises of both countries.Nicaragua's "19 Digital" information platform reported that Laureano, who represents the Nigerian government in signing an agreement with China, stated that the signing of the Nigerian China Free Trade Agreement is a historic event for Nicaragua, meaning that it will open the door to a huge market and establish extensive connections with Chinese companies and entrepreneurs. Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Nigeria, Akosta, who attended the signing event together, stated that China's rapid economic growth, large population, and vast market make signing a free trade agreement with China highly economically valuable. He stated in June this year that a free trade agreement with China could increase Nigeria's gross domestic product by at least 2 percentage points.According to information released by the Ministry of Commerce, the China Nepal Free Trade Agreement covers areas such as trade in goods, cross-border service trade and investment, and rules. In terms of tariff reduction in goods trade, the final zero tariff products of both China and Nepal account for over 95% of the total tax items. After the agreement takes effect, tariffs on beef, shrimp, coffee, cocoa, jam, peanuts and other products produced in Nepal will gradually decrease to zero when they enter the Chinese market; At the same time, when most products produced in China, such as automobiles (including new energy vehicles), motorcycles, batteries, photovoltaic modules, clothing, and textiles, enter the Nigerian market, tariffs will gradually be reduced and eliminated.The Ministry of Commerce stated that the China Nepal Free Trade Agreement has shown many characteristics and highlights, creating multiple "firsts". For example, the two sides have included cooperation in the field of measurement standards in the cooperation clauses of the chapter on technical barriers to trade, which is the first time in the free trade agreement between China and Latin American countries.Bai Ming, a researcher at the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, told Global Times that after the resumption of diplomatic relations in 2021, the two sides cleared the political obstacles and started negotiations on the free trade agreement in July 2022. The negotiations were completed within one year, and then the agreement was signed, forming a positive interaction between economic and trade relations and diplomatic relations. This will greatly promote the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment between the two countries, further unleashing the vast space for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.