袁家军胡衡华会见康宁公司董事会主席兼首席执行官魏文德一行

Yuan Jiajun and Hu Henghua Meeting with the Delegation Led by Wendell P. Weeks， Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Corning

On August 28， Yuan Jiajun， Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee， and Hu Henghua， Deputy Secretary of CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and Mayor of Chongqing Municipal Government， met with the delegation led by Wendell P. Weeks， Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Corning， who visited Chongqing to advance cooperation.

The attendees included John Zhang， Senior Vice President of Corning， Luo Lin， Chen Xinwu， and Jiang Duntao， leaders from Chongqing.

Yuan Jiajun and Hu Henghua， on behalf of the CPC Chongqing Committee and the Chongqing Municipal Government， extended a warm welcome to Wendell P. Weeks and the delegation， and great appreciation to Corning for its contribution to Chongqing’s development. Yuan Jiajun stated that Chongqing is the only centrally-administered municipality in Central and Western China， and also one of the cities with the greatest growth potential. It has immense development space and is full of vitality. Currently， Chongqing is fully implementing the strategic plans of the 20th CPC National Congress. Chongqing endeavors to push forward Chinese modernization in all its work， steadily promote high-quality development， and build a modern new Chongqing. With the focus on the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-Hub Mega-Region， it has strengthened coordination and cooperation with Sichuan in innovation， industry， and supply chains. Efforts have been made to accelerate the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor to facilitate corridors， hubs， ports， logistics， and platforms. It places a higher priority on promoting the development of manufacturing and is fostering a “33618” System for Modern Manufacturing Clusters. It strives to build a Digital Chongqing and improve its capability of urban development， services， and governance on all fronts. To build a Beautiful Chongqing， it has moved faster to build major ecological shields on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Corning aligns perfectly with the strategic needs of Chongqing. Chongqing hopes to achieve win-win cooperation with Corning and encourages it to boost confidence in its development in the city and explore new avenues for cooperation in the R&D of enterprises， platforms， and the integration of industrial chains. Chongqing will remain steadfast in deepening reform and opening-up， and increase government support to create a favorable business environment for foreign enterprises in Chongqing.

Wendell P. Weeks expressed appreciation to Chongqing for its support to Corning’s development. He noted that Chongqing is a city full of charm and vitality and boasts a sound industrial ecosystem. Chongqing’s development philosophy is in line with that of Corning. Corning attaches great importance to its development in Chongqing and regards Chongqing as its long-term partner. It will continue to invest in Chongqing and work to put ongoing projects into full operation. In the future， Corning will further deepen strategic synergy with Chongqing， integrate itself into Chongqing’s industrial chains， explore new cooperation projects， and contribute to the high-quality development of Chongqing.

Representatives from Corning and Chongqing municipal departments attended the meeting.

8月28日，市委書记袁家军，市委副书记、市长胡衡华会见了来渝推动合作的康宁公司董事会主席兼首席执行官魏文德一行。

康宁公司高级副总裁张铮，市领导罗蔺、陈新武、江敦涛参加。

袁家军、胡衡华代表市委、市政府欢迎魏文德一行来渝，向康宁公司为重庆发展作出的贡献表示感谢。袁家军说，重庆是中国中西部地区唯一的直辖市和最具发展潜力的城市之一，发展空间广阔、充满活力。当前，重庆正全面贯彻中共二十大战略部署，把各项工作放在中国式现代化宏大场景中谋划，扎实推动高质量发展，加快建设现代化新重庆。聚焦成渝地区双城经济圈建设，加强与四川在创新、产业、供应链等方面协同合作和联动发展。加快建设西部陆海新通道，打造大通道、大枢纽、大口岸、大物流、大平台。注重把制造业摆在更加突出的位置，加快构建“33618”现代制造业集群体系。大力推进数字重庆建设，全方位提升城市发展能力、服务能力和治理能力。推动美丽重庆建设，筑牢长江上游重要生态屏障。康宁公司与重庆具有高度战略契合，希望坚定在渝发展信心，在企业研发、平台建设、产业链融合等方面找到更多新的合作点，实现互利共赢。我们坚定不移深化改革开放，加大政策支持力度，为外资企业在渝发展创造一流营商环境。

魏文德感谢重庆对康宁公司在渝发展给予的大力支持。他表示，重庆是一座充满魅力和活力的城市，产业生态良好，发展理念与康宁非常契合。康宁高度重视在渝发展，视重庆为长期合作伙伴，将继续坚定对华投资，加快推动重庆在建项目建成投产。面向未来，愿进一步加强与重庆的战略对接，积极融入重庆产业链体系，不断探索新的合作项目，助力重庆高质量发展。

康宁公司、市有关部门负责人参加。