On May 12, local time, as the first stop of his visit to the southern state of Georgia, Ambassador Qin Gang came to Peachtree City, Fayette County, which is about 40 minutes' drive from Atlanta, the capital of the state, to visit the headquarters of Sany Heavy Industry USA. .

The CEO of the company, Friesen, the acting mayor of Peachtree City, Mike King, the senior project manager of the Georgia Economic Development Agency, Fields, and the director of the Fayette County Development Authority, Baker, warmly welcomed Ambassador Qin to visit. Fu introduced the operation of Sany USA to Ambassador Qin in detail, and said that since the establishment of the US headquarters and industrial park in Peachtree City in 2007, the company has made product adjustments based on the development concept of taking root in the local area and winning by quality, and has been adapting products in line with the needs of the local market in the United States. Combining the R&D and manufacturing strength of the Chinese headquarters with the marketing and service experience of the local team in the United States, the company has achieved great development in terms of reputation, competitiveness and market share in the United States in recent years. The company currently has more than 200 local employees and more than 50 high-quality agents. It has grown into a localized operation enterprise integrating R&D, production, sales, service, financing and marketing. During the COVID-19 epidemic, the company also actively fulfilled its social responsibilities and helped local people, users and dealers to tide over the difficulties together, which was positively praised by all walks of life in the United States.

Friesen and others then led Ambassador Qin and his party to visit the Sany Factory. Before entering the workshop, several "Avengers" movie posters hanging in the corridor aroused everyone's interest. Fu said, "There is an easter egg here. The headquarters of the Marvel blockbuster 'The Avengers' was filmed here in the workshop." Ambassador Qin said with a smile, "This is a good selling point, of course we are here today. Not revenge, but reward!" The group entered the factory and were attracted by the tall Transformers standing at the entrance, resembling "Bumblebee". "It's also one of the symbols of our factory, and the marketing works very well," said Feu with a smile.

The assembly line workers in the factory were busy working, and Ambassador Qin stepped forward to talk with the American worker Juan Carlos. Ka said, "Currently, the company's products are in short supply. From the first station to the seventh station assembly line, we must ensure that each link operates efficiently without errors and assembles finished products with high quality." Ambassador Qin said, "It can be seen that this is a technology. Work requires patience, meticulousness and skill. How long does it take to reach your level from a novice?" Ka pointed to the surrounding workers and said, "There are different colors of clothing to represent different levels of proficiency and responsibilities. It takes three to change from green to gray at the beginning. month, and continue to work hard for a year or so to become the team leader in red. This also means that the work must be more conscientious and devoted more time and energy.” Ka continued, "The working conditions and benefits here are satisfactory. You can bring food to the table at home, pay the bills, and everything is worth it. When we go to public places such as supermarkets, the local people recognize the Trinity logo, which is also Makes me proud."

Ambassador Qin visited the factory assembly line all the way, listened carefully to the explanations of American executives and workers, asked questions from time to time and learned in detail about the factory assembly process, source of main components, market trends, personnel training, employee benefits, U.S. infrastructure policy and situation, transportation, The impact of the epidemic on the supply chain and company operations, etc. Friesen and operations director Brett answered one by one. According to Bu, there is a huge demand for infrastructure in various states in the United States. If the federal government can pass the infrastructure bill as soon as possible, it will bring huge market opportunities for construction machinery. At the same time, the 301 tariffs imposed by the U.S. government on Chinese products with a tax rate of 25% have led to an increase in the cost of imported components, which has increased the burden on companies, and has to take some additional measures to compensate for the adverse effects.

After visiting the assembly line, Ambassador Qin came to an excavator to install and tighten the last part under the guidance, and there was applause from the scene. "The ambassador's operation is great. I want to present you a plaque to commemorate your completion of the last step of assembling this excavator." Ambassador Qin then took a photo with the workers on site. , took out their mobile phones and took selfies with Ambassador Qin.

Ambassador Qin then delivered an impromptu speech to the workers and answered questions from reporters at the scene. Ambassador Qin said that he was very happy to come to the Sany US factory to meet you and learn how you complete each product with high quality. The products of Chinese companies are produced in the United States, sold to the United States and won good reviews, and all parties benefit from them. Through your hard work, you not only produced good products and supported your family, but also participated in and told the good story of mutual benefit and win-win between China and the United States to the outside world, which vividly demonstrated the reality that the interests of China and the United States are intertwined. The people of both countries hope to realize their yearning for a better life through their own efforts, and there is much room for cooperation in this regard. The United States is working on infrastructure construction, which will bring more market opportunities and orders. As the two major economies, China and the United States are each other's most important trading partners. The essence of bilateral economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win results. As the Chinese ambassador to the United States, I will continue to serve as a bridge and link to promote communication and understanding between all walks of life in the two countries, expand pragmatic cooperation, and let China-US relations bring more tangible benefits to the people of both countries.

When answering a reporter's question on how to view Chinese companies' investment in the US and the US politicizing the Sino-US economic and trade investment relationship, Ambassador Qin said that what everyone saw and heard at the Sany Factory today is that China and the US can achieve win-win cooperation. live examples. Just now, American workers have told me that they are very satisfied with the jobs and benefits here. Chinese companies' investment in the United States has benefited American workers and families, and has also become an integral part of the local economy and community life. Seeing is believing, those who try to politicize China-US economic and trade cooperation should come here to see how Chinese companies create local jobs and enable people to live a better life. Everything is self-evident. At present, China-US economic and trade relations are facing uncertainties. It is important to recognize the complementary nature of China-US economic and trade exchanges and the nature of mutual benefit and win-win results. Even if there is competition between the two parties, they should strive to become a better version of themselves through competition based on a fair and equal environment, rather than falling into the rut of a "zero-sum game". Georgia has close economic and trade cooperation with China and has a good business environment. During my visit to Georgia this time, I will communicate closely with the local business community and hope to explore more cooperation opportunities.

Ambassador Qin said that the executive of Sany Company told me just now that if the US government cancels the 25% 301 tariff on Chinese products, the cost and price of the products will be greatly reduced, and the products will be more competitive in the market, allowing their customers to obtain more profits, and enterprises will also be able to There are more funds to increase investment in production. Facts show that the cancellation of Section 301 tariffs will benefit both upstream and downstream parties in the industrial chain. The cost of tariffs has been passed on to US manufacturers, workers and consumers, harming the interests of all parties. Therefore, we hope that the US side will stop the practice of harming others and harming itself.

Towards the end of the visit, a bright yellow forklift stopped outside the factory building. "This is a forklift made by Sany for the local market in the United States. Ambassador Qin, would you like to test drive it?" "Yes!" Ambassador Qin carefully understood the driving essentials, the engine, and drove the vehicle steadily forward, "Power Very adequate, stable and comfortable!" Editor / He Yuting