On August 23, 2021, the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization Digital Economy Industry Forum and the 2021 China International Intelligent Industry Expo opened in Chongqing. President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the forum and the expo. Liu He, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the event via video and read and delivered a speech from President Xi Jinping. Chen Miner, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. Chen Wenjian, President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of China Railway Group, was invited to attend the opening ceremony and related activities.

The theme of the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization Digital Economy Industry Forum is "Developing the Digital Economy and Promoting Common Prosperity". It consists of the main forum, the signing ceremony of cooperation projects, sub-forums, and theme exhibitions. The 2021 China International Intelligent Industry Expo has the theme of "Intelligence: Empowering the Economy and Adding Color to Life". More than 610 companies will participate in the exhibition, and will hold theme forums, competitions and more than 70 online release events. The entire event lasts for 3 days and is carried out in a combined online and offline manner. Before the opening ceremony, Chen Miner, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee, held talks with Wan Gang, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, chairman of the Zhi Gong Party Central Committee, and chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology. Chongqing Municipality, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Engineering, China The Association for Science and Technology and some heads of central enterprises including China Railway Group participated in the talks.

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization-China Pavilion, China Railway Group, as a representative of central enterprises, made a brilliant appearance with forward-looking technology. The China Railway Exhibition Hall covers an area of 504 square meters and is jointly exhibited by China Railway Investment Corporation, China Railway Third Bureau, China Railway Bridge Bureau, and China Railway Industry. The exhibition hall focuses on national strategies such as co-construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, SCO interconnection, western development in the new era, and green development of the Yangtze River economy. It displays the world’s largest diameter hard rock TBM, suspended monorail trains, Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, and infrastructure wisdom. Kangyang's practical technology, intelligent sleeper factory, the world's largest cross-section rectangular shield machine "Nanhu" and many other models fully demonstrate the "China High Speed Rail" created by China Railway as a pioneer in the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative. A series of beautiful national business cards such as "China Bridge", "China Tunnel", "China Equipment", "China Electrified Railway". As of the end of July 2021, China Railway Group has implemented projects in 16 countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, of which 48 are under construction. Its business is distributed in railways, housing construction, urban rail, highways, power and other industries. The project contracting model mainly covers the EPC general manager. Contracting, construction subcontracting, trading, design consulting, etc.

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During his stay in Chongqing, Chen Wenjian held talks with Lu Kehua, the deputy mayor of Chongqing, and fully exchanged views on participating in Chongqing's investment and construction and comprehensively assisting the development of Chongqing, and reached important consensus. Chen Wenjian thanked the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government for their long-term care and support for China Railways, introduced the basic situation of China Railways and its development in Chongqing, and expressed China Railways’ full participation in Chongqing’s investment and construction cooperation wishes. Lu Kehua expressed his gratitude to China Railway Group for its contribution to the economic and social development of Chongqing, and hoped that China Railway Group would further increase its investment in Chongqing and participate deeply in the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing region's twin-city economic circle.Editor/Xing Wentao