On the morning of March 26, the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement between China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as "CARS") and China Railway Design Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "CRDC") was held in CARS. The signing ceremony was attended by executive from CARS - Chairman Zhou Li, General Manager Ye Yangsheng, and Deputy General Managers Luo Qing and Niu Dao'an, etc. - and CRDC – Chairman Liu Weiqun, General Manager Zeng Mingkai, Deputy General Manager Sun Shuli and Zhang Liguo, and Senior Researcher Guo Zhuyuan.


Chairman Liu Weiqun said that CARS is an important support force for science and technology innovation for the railway industry in China, and its achievements in science and technology innovation and contributions to the development of China's railways are extraordinary. CRDC has always been committed to strengthening all-round cooperation with CARS. The strategic cooperation agreement signed this time covers seven aspects, i.e. science and technology innovation, overall solutions for rail transit products and technical services, integrated technical services for high-speed rail operation monitoring, detection, evaluation and rectification, overseas rail transit business, laboratory and certification, investment, construction and development of production and research innovation bases, and talent cultivation. With more extensive scope of cooperation comes more cooperation projects. It is hoped that the two sides take this strategic cooperation as an opportunity to jointly create an efficient, pragmatic and win-win cooperation mechanism.


Chairman Zhou Li expressed his gratitude to CRDC for its strong support over the years and introduced the relevant information of CARS. Zhou Li pointed out that CARS and CRDC had already carried out a series of cooperation in the fields such as maintenance works, informatization and construction of Jakarta-Bandung HSR. He stressed that the two sides had earnestly implemented the requirements of China State Railway Group on cooperation in production and research, actively promoted strategic cooperation with and provided all-round technical services for the local operators of CHINA RAILWAY, and jointly solved many on-site technical problems. Going forward, the two sides hope to deepen their cooperation in more fields such as science and technology innovation, deliverable commercialization, overseas projects, laboratory building and certification, investment and development of production and research base, talent cultivation, and the construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, jointly providing technology support for the strategy of reinvigorating China through the development of transport and giving priority to railway construction.


Under the joint witness of the participants, General Manager Ye Yangsheng and General Manager Zeng Mingkai signed the cooperation agreement. Niu Dao'an, Deputy General Manager of CARS, presided over the signing ceremony.

Before the signing ceremony, Chairman Liu Weiqun and his delegation, accompanied by General Manager Ye Yangsheng, visited some laboratories of National Railway Test Center and the China Railway Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Exhibition.