On 9 June, Zhang Qiang, Secretary of the Huairou District Party Committee and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Huairou Science City, met with Charles Bonnafous, founder and CEO of Nexson Group France. The two sides held in-depth exchanges on leveraging the strategic resource concentration of the Huairou Comprehensive National Science Centre, deepening cooperation in high-end equipment manufacturing, and promoting high-quality development of foreign-invested enterprises.
The exchange
Zhang Qiang noted that Nexson Group is a “hidden champion” in the global heat exchanger field, with strong technical capability and a forward-looking industrial layout, firmly in the global first tier of its segment and a core supplier in international high-end heat exchange equipment and pressure vessels. Huairou is currently pushing ahead with the implementation of its 15th Five-Year Plan, giving full play to the Huairou Comprehensive National Science Centre, strengthening basic research and original innovation, building a modern industrial system, and developing an internationally first-class demonstration zone for integrated strategic science and technology development. He expressed the hope that both sides would seize the opportunity of high-level opening up, play the role of leading foreign-invested enterprises, strengthen coordination with research institutes, universities and industrial chain enterprises, and jointly plan and advance the construction of the Huairou coordinated development zone of the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone; promote deep integration of scientific and industrial innovation; actively advance new industrialisation; apply artificial intelligence to R&D design, manufacturing and operations management; explore new paths for industry towards the future; strengthen open cooperation along the industrial chain; bring upstream and downstream international companies and organisations to Huairou; and raise the level of regional openness. Huairou will continue to expand high-level opening up, foster a market-oriented, law-based, facilitative and international business environment, provide convenience and guarantees for foreign investment, and raise the vitality and influence of regional economic development.
Charles Bonnafous said that Huairou Science City concentrates innovation resources, has a sound industrial ecosystem and a first-class business environment, making it an important strategic foothold for the group’s Asia-Pacific layout and its deepening presence in the Chinese market. The company is full of confidence in developing in Huairou and will further increase R&D investment and business presence, actively integrate into regional scientific and technological innovation and the modern industrial layout, deepen innovation cooperation in artificial intelligence, the green economy and the digital economy, and achieve mutually beneficial development.
District leaders Ji Xuewei, Lan Xiongjing and Han Jian also attended.
Reprinted article. Source: Beijing Huairou official account.
