On the evening of July 1, 2018, Weichai held a gala to celebrate the 97th anniversary of the founding of the China Communist Party and the 20th anniversary of Weichai’s reform and innovation.
Ladies and gentlemen, good evening!
Another July 1 has come. Today is another seventy-one.
This very unusual day is CCP’s 97th birthday, as well as the 40 years of reform and opening up of China.
I remember, on December 31, 1977, I carried a small yellow bag and it was not easy to enter Weichai. That year, I was 16 years old. When I took the job, my master gave me the "first bucket of gold." I spent ten years learning to build a tank engine.
Ten years later in 1987, in the heat of China’s reform and opening up, CCP and Weichai sent me to the forefront of reform and opening up – Weichai’s foreign trade company. I remember, I took my small "Crown" suitcase and entered the Canton Fair for the very first time. My dream is to improve the export amount to 30 million US dollars a year. This was my biggest dream. A small group of young people, including me, have come abroad at the forefront of reform and opening up. In ten years, we achieved a foreign exchange earning of 60 million US dollars, becoming the first place in the Chinese machinery industry.
It is unforgettable that in 1998, like many state-owned enterprises in the country, we faced many difficulties and the company faced bankruptcy. At this moment, CCP and Weichai pushed me and my team to the front line. In the face of difficulties, facing bankruptcy, we achieved reform breakthroughs in the spirit of leaving everything behind. Since then, Weichai has moved to a bright path.
In 2005, we seized the opportunity to successfully acquire the Torch Group. Our dream of having the world "Heart of Power" and a powertrain system is achieved in one step.
I remember that on May 8, 2008, an unforgettable day for Weichai people, General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into our workshop and talked to our workers. Before he left Weichai, he said: "I hope that you will make persistent efforts and create new achievements." Weichai people took it to their hearts, worked hard and seized the opportunity of the global financial crisis at the end of 2008. We did not retreat, but moved towards the world to achieve a series of strategic restructurings. Since then, an international Weichai Group has been born.
On March 8 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping participated in the Shandong delegation's deliberation on the government work report. After listening to my report, he said: "Weichai has handed in a brilliant result in the past ten years!" At that moment, my heart was full of excitement. I said, "General Secretary, you can rest assured. We will definitely deliver an even more beautiful result!"
Twenty years ago, on this stage, we made a commitment to all employees with the "Three Commitments". Today, 20 years later, we have achieved such proud results. I want to thank grateful era that has given us the opportunity. I want to thank my global team that has given me support. I am more grateful to my staff. I love you all, and let us love our family more.
Thank you all!