▲On November 18, at the Sunward Industrial City in the Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone, the special lecture on the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress was held in the Sunward Intelligent production workshop.

On the afternoon of November 18, the atmosphere was lively at Sunward Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in the Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone, where the "Follow the Core to Win New Victories — Special Lecture on the Spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress" was held.

In the Sunward Intelligent excavator workshop that General Secretary Xi Jinping once inspected, everyone once again relived that unforgettable moment from more than two years ago through the images played on the large screen.

"Independent innovation is the life of an enterprise and the foundation for an enterprise to overcome obstacles and grow and develop. Key core technologies must be firmly grasped in our own hands. We must unswervingly make the manufacturing industry and the real economy stronger, better and larger..." General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest instructions still echoed in everyone's ears.

"On September 17, 2020, also on a rainy day like this, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Sunward Intelligent for inspection in the rain and affirmed the enterprise's entrepreneurial spirit of starting from nothing and growing from small to large, as well as its proactive innovative spirit," recalled He Qinghua, founder, honorary chairman and chief expert of Sunward Intelligent, with deep emotion.

Taking General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions as the core guide for enterprise development, over the past two years and more, Sunward Intelligent has achieved "accelerated" scientific and technological innovation, and its operating revenue has reached a new level of more than 10 billion yuan. At present, Sunward Intelligent has developed more than 200 specifications and models of high-end equipment products with independent intellectual property rights and core competitiveness, many of which are world-leading, and has obtained more than 1,300 patented technologies.

"Sunward Intelligent presents a thriving scene everywhere. Practice has proved that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era possesses powerful truth force and is the scientific theory that must be upheld and applied to promote reform and development in the new era." As the keynote speaker of the special lecture, Zheng Jianxin, deputy secretary of the Changsha Municipal Party Committee and mayor, expounded on the rich connotation and spiritual essence of the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress from seven aspects, including "great banner," "great transformation," "great thought," "great rejuvenation," "great strategy," "great project" and "great spirit."

Intelligent production lines are launching an efficiency transformation, and newly rolled-off excavators are about to set off for distant places... The bustling workshop became a "classroom" for studying the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress. Representatives of Changsha's engineering machinery enterprises, responsible comrades of the Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone, and more than 70 employee representatives of Sunward Intelligent gathered with full attention, learning while taking notes.

The report of the 20th CPC National Congress made systematic arrangements for accelerating the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy. "Uphold the central position of innovation in China's overall modernization drive" and "strengthen the principal position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation." One "central position" and one "principal position" fully reflect the Party and the state's great emphasis on independent innovation. Innovation became a buzzword in everyone's exchanges and discussions.

"To advance new industrialization and accelerate the building of a manufacturing powerhouse, Sunward Intelligent will rely on its advantage of 'pilot-style innovation,' unswervingly follow the path of independent innovation, and better play the leading and supporting role of high-tech enterprises." Having worked deeply in the equipment manufacturing field for decades, He Qinghua thought profoundly: at present, many technologies and products in China's manufacturing industry have reached or surpassed advanced international levels, but the situation of being large but not strong and comprehensive but not excellent has still not been fundamentally changed. The whole society must work together to create a broader social system more conducive to the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry, so that accelerating the building of a manufacturing powerhouse can follow naturally.

"This is the best era for scientific and technological innovation, and also the best era for scientific and technological talent to innovate and start businesses." Fu Ling, a delegate to the 20th CPC National Congress and member of the Party Committee and vice president of Zoomlion, participated in the on-site exchange. Fu Ling said that the report of the 20th CPC National Congress filled scientific and technological workers on the front line of enterprises with the strength to strive; only by developing more forward-looking, original and leading scientific and technological achievements can we accelerate the upgrading of Made in China to Created in China.

"The real economy, represented by advanced manufacturing, is the foundation of Changsha's high-quality economic development," Zheng Jianxin said. To promote the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress to take root and bear fruit in Changsha, it is necessary to embody actual achievements and results in the development of the real economy and implement them in the high-quality development of advanced manufacturing, focus on quality improvement, quantity growth and chain clustering, make every effort to promote the high-end, intelligent and green development of the manufacturing industry, and accelerate the building of a national important advanced manufacturing highland.

Tang Huarui, deputy manufacturing director of Sunward Intelligent's Special Equipment Business Division, listened especially attentively and occasionally lowered his head to take notes in his notebook. He gained a deeper understanding of how to integrate innovation into production practice: "The front line of workshop production is likewise inseparable from innovation. For example, advanced assembly processes can improve efficiency and enhance quality. We must innovate boldly and actively, devote ourselves wholeheartedly to production and construction, and contribute to the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry."

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, Hunan's engineering machinery industry has undergone earth-shaking changes. On the latest "2022 Top 50 Global Construction Machinery Manufacturers" list, the number of listed enterprises in Changsha reached five.

In the new era, on the new journey and in the new cause, everyone was eager and full of spirit. "How can scientific and technological empowerment be further deepened?" "What encouragement and support will enterprises receive?"... During the interactive exchange, Zhang Daqing, vice general manager of Sunward Intelligent, and Hao Peng, chief engineer of the Excavator Research Institute, raised a series of questions to the keynote speaker.

"We will support enterprises in striding forward on the path of independent innovation in all respects," Zheng Jianxin said. Changsha will make efforts in strengthening the hard-core capacity for independent innovation, guiding the accelerated clustering of innovation factors, promoting the efficient transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and creating a first-class innovation ecosystem. It will accelerate the integration of the industrial chain, innovation chain, talent chain, capital chain and supply chain, form an enterprise growth ecosystem in which "tall trees" reach the sky, "shrubs" grow vigorously and "grasses" are lush, continuously polish the "engineering machinery" calling card, and make Changsha's engineering machinery industrial cluster more influential in the world. Enterprises should also transform the results of study into strong momentum, take scientific and technological innovation as the top task, create more independently innovative products, overcome more key core technologies, and drive the high-quality development of related industrial chains.

"Whether in independent innovation or in scale and volume, we will have greater driving force and goals for progress in the future. We will develop more high-end, intelligent and green products, further enhance competitiveness and open up broader markets," He Qinghua said with confidence.

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