[Benxi City and China Energy Construction Gezhou Dam signed a contract]On August 13, 2022, the Benxi Municipal Government of Liaoning Province and China Energy Construction Gezhouba Group held a signing ceremony for a strategic cooperation framework agreement and an investment agreement for the Taizi River Pumped Storage Project. Wu Lan, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Wu Shimin, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, Wu Yun, Member of the Standing Committee and Deputy General Manager of the Energy China Party Committee, and Song Ling, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Energy China Gezhouba Group attended the signing ceremony. Editor / Zhao E
On May 6, 2026, the 200000 ton high-quality alloy steel casting and forging integrated project jointly built by Yongyang Special Steel and Changxiang Special Steel started construction in Yongnian, Handan. The total investment is 5 billion yuan, covering the entire production line of mold casting, special smelting, forging, etc. The products are directly supplied to the aerospace, military and nuclear power fields. It is expected that the output value will be 50 billion yuan, the profit and tax will be 800 million yuan, and 2000 new jobs will be created within 5 years, adding another heavyweight chip to the high-end new material industry in Handan. Editor/Cheng Liting
On May 5, 2026, President Tokayev met with Zhang Qihai, Chairman of Xinjiang Lihua Group, to focus on the cotton textile industry chain project. Plan 52000 hectares of cotton fields, 196 drip irrigation pump stations, 500 kilometers of pipeline network, and 10 factories, with a first phase investment of 360 million US dollars, creating over 4000 jobs. Tokayev awarded Zhang Qihai the second-class "Friendship" medal of Kazakhstan on the spot, and two processing plants have been put into operation in Turkestan Oblast. Editor/Cheng Liting