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.