General Secretary Xi Jinping carefully reviewed display boards to learn about the company's operations and development, independent innovation, international cooperation, talent training, and Party building. He affirmed the company's achievements in inheriting its red genes and adapting to the times. He emphasized that state-owned enterprises are an important material and political foundation of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the “pillars” of the socialist economy with Chinese characteristics. They must follow the arrangements of the 19th CPC National Congress to deepen reform and improve management, so that state-owned enterprises become the backbone for implementing the new development philosophy and comprehensively deepening reform, and become an important pillar and reliance for our Party in governing and rejuvenating the country.

The General Secretary stops to watch XCMG's intelligent tightening system

General Secretary Xi came to the company's crane chassis assembly workshop, inspected the intelligent production line, learned about the intelligent tightening system, digital assembly processes, and the production flow and technical essentials of newly rolled-off all-terrain crane finished products. He watched a demonstration of the industrial internet big data platform, listened to reports on the company's implementation of manufacturing servitization and big data remote services, and had a cordial exchange with workers on site.

Wang Min, Chairman and Party Secretary of XCMG Group, accompanied General Secretary Xi throughout and gave a detailed introduction to China's largest crane assembly production line, XCMG's origins, red genes, and the path it has taken. He focused on reporting XCMG's “four unswerving commitments”: unswervingly adhering to innovation-driven development; unswervingly adhering to the internationalization path; unswervingly building a first-class talent team; and unswervingly strengthening Party building and giving play to political advantages. General Secretary Xi nodded in approval.

In the workshop, the General Secretary also enthusiastically climbed into the cab of the company's fully self-developed XCA220 all-terrain wheeled crane and asked technicians in detail about technical innovation details and operating procedures. The General Secretary pointed out that we must always attach great importance to developing and strengthening the real economy, and that grasping the real economy requires grasping manufacturing. The equipment manufacturing industry is the backbone of manufacturing. We must increase investment, strengthen research and development, accelerate development, strive to occupy the world's high ground and control technological discourse power, and make China a major modern equipment manufacturing country. Innovation is the source of a company's core competitiveness; many core technologies cannot be obtained by begging or bought. To implement the major decisions of the 19th CPC National Congress on promoting quality, efficiency, and动力变革 in economic development, and to realize the transformation from Made in China to Created in China, from China Speed to China Quality, and from Chinese Products to Chinese Brands, we must pursue independent innovation with confidence, patience, and determination. State-owned enterprises should become a new force in deepening supply-side structural reform, aim at international standards to raise development levels, and promote China's industries toward the medium-high end of the global value chain. The General Secretary encouraged XCMG Group to focus on the world frontier and strive to explore good models and good experience for innovative development.
 

The General Secretary learns in detail about XCMG's self-developed key components

During the General Secretary's tour of the production line, Chairman Wang Min reported that XCMG has not only built core advantages in complete machines but also made core R&D breakthroughs in key components, solving the problem of hollowing out in manufacturing. The General Secretary specifically asked: “Do foreign components impose any controls on you?” Chairman Wang Min replied, “As long as we don't have something, its price is high; as soon as we have it, the price comes down immediately.” The General Secretary smiled.
Firmly grasp the real economy and do manufacturing well

The General Secretary inspects XCMG's full range of complete products

On the plaza outside the workshop, 50 “high-end” products including cranes, mining machinery, excavators, compaction machinery, scraper machinery, road-building machinery, concrete machinery, piling machinery, sanitation equipment, firefighting equipment, and railway engineering equipment were neatly arranged, and a mountain excavator was performing a demonstration. The General Secretary carefully observed and learned in detail about product performance and uses, expressing the hope that the company would continue to expand its technological advantages, gain a larger market, play a greater role, and create greater benefits.

Zhang Qiliang, General Manager of XCMG Information Technology Co., Ltd., said with great excitement that the questions the General Secretary asked all got to the key and essence, and he saw our future development from a strategic height, which deeply impressed me.
Lu Chuan, President and Deputy Party Secretary of XCMG Machinery, and General Manager and Party Secretary of XCMG Group Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd., said excitedly that General Secretary Xi's inspection was very detailed, caring not only about goals but also about how to achieve them.

The General Secretary cordially shakes hands and talks with representatives of cadres and workers

Afterward, General Secretary Xi cordially met with employee representatives including model workers and technical experts on the plaza. He said enthusiastically to the employees that XCMG Group has a glorious history and will surely have an even better future. China's economy is shifting from high-speed growth to high-quality development; this is a hurdle that must be crossed, and every industry and every enterprise must firmly move forward in this direction. The 19th CPC National Congress painted a beautiful blueprint for building a great modern socialist country; everyone shares in the fruits and everyone shares the responsibility. The broad masses of enterprise employees should enhance the pride and sense of mission of the working class in the new era, love their jobs and work hard, dedicate themselves, vigorously carry forward the spirit of model workers and craftsmen, and strive for everyone to shine in the struggle to realize the Chinese Dream.
General Secretary Xi Jinping's heartfelt message to industrial workers greatly encouraged and excited the employees present. Applause, laughter, and cheers continued for a long time. Everyone sighed that time passed too quickly! When the General Secretary shook hands to say goodbye, they spontaneously lined up in front of cranes, road rollers, excavators, and other products, cheering and applauding reluctantly, shouting in unison: “Thank you, General Secretary! We love you, General Secretary! Welcome back, General Secretary!”
When the General Secretary turned to say goodbye, he cordially shook hands with Chairman Wang Min. Chairman Wang Min said excitedly: “Please rest assured, General Secretary, XCMG Group will always be loyal to the Party and win glory for the country!” The General Secretary said: “I trust you.” Another heartfelt exchange made Chairman Wang Min, who has worked at XCMG for 45 years and served as “top leader” for 18 years, excited once again, tears welling up in his eyes.

XCMG cadres and workers, overwhelmed with excitement, shouted: “Thank you, General Secretary! We love you, General Secretary! Welcome back, General Secretary!”

Long after the General Secretary left, Chairman Wang Min and the employees were still repeatedly “reliving” the scenes of the inspection, their excitement evident. “The General Secretary's care and encouragement gave us an immense sense of mission, responsibility, honor, and pride. Especially the handshake as the General Secretary got into the car made me extremely excited, and my heart could not calm down for a long time!” Chairman Wang Min could hardly hide his excitement. “The General Secretary brought the spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress to XCMG and also brought warmth and confidence. The General Secretary's full affirmation of XCMG is a tremendous encouragement and spur to us, pointing out the direction for our transformation and development and strengthening our determination to build a world-class construction machinery enterprise.”
Chairman Wang Min firmly stated, “We will, with the work spirit of seizing the day and every minute, fully implement the development goals of the 19th CPC National Congress under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and go all out in innovation-driven development and building a world-class enterprise. We must bravely serve as the vanguard in the development of China's real economy, manufacturing, and construction machinery industry, and make new and greater contributions to the realization of the country's ‘Two Centenary’ goals.”