"Changsha enterprises are excellent! They have mastered the complete production chain and manufacture all components independently. I hope African enterprises can learn more from them." On the afternoon of August 12, more than 50 youth media professionals from Burkina Faso, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, Comoros, Mauritania, Mauritius, the Central African Republic, and several other African countries visited the Ningxiang Economic and Technological Development Zone, to learn about new energy and modern agricultural equipment enterprises. The media delegation inspected exhibition halls and production workshops, closely feeling the pulse of China's industrial development. They experienced the rise of Changsha's intelligent manufacturing, comprehending China's innovative practices through on-site visits.

African youth media professionals enthusiastically observe modern agricultural machinery at Changsha Sunlight Agricultural Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. (Photo/Zhang Yu, Changsha Evening News)

Exploring How Does the New Energy Track Inject Green Momentum into the Economy

"How does this power battery material production process achieve high efficiency and environmental friendliness?" At the exhibition hall of Hunan CNGR New Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd., African media professionals gathered around the exhibits, listening attentively to the company introduction while raising topics of their own interest. A spokesperson of the company briefed them on the company's development history, global industrial layout, and core product processes.

Various samples of new energy materials were neatly displayed at the exhibition hall, presenting the development trajectory from technological research and development to industrial application. Issoufou SARE, director of Burkina Faso Television Channel 1, kept photographing the technical introductions on the display boards.

"This is a high-quality company with a great internal atmosphere, and I really like many of the product designs." After learning about the development history of CNGR New Energy, the director of the Publicity Department of the Ministry of Information and Media of the Central African Republic, said that he expected to learn more about the company's industrial structure and wished the company even better development.

Many youth media professionals took notes and raised questions about industrial chain development, overseas cooperation opportunities, and green and low-carbon production models. They truly felt that sci-tech innovation empowering manufacturing is injecting a steady stream of green momentum into the economic development of a region and even a country.

Observing Agricultural Machinery Equipment to Explore China's Development Path

Later on, the media delegation visited the Changsha Sunlight Agricultural Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. As soon as they stepped into the company's workshop, various modern agricultural machinery and equipment came into view. Zhou Zhi, general manager of the company, introduced the performance characteristics and applicable scenarios of various agricultural machinery to the African media professionals.

Agriculture is a pillar industry in many African countries, and agricultural modernization is a topic of common concern for many media professionals present. The guests observed large agricultural machinery to learn about mechanical structures, and exchanged views on adapting agricultural machinery to different regional farming conditions, reducing costs, and improving efficiency. They also asked for the company's contact information.

"The priority export destination for these machines is Africa, and they will be of great benefit to Africa." Upon learning that Sunlight Agricultural Machinery has already been exported in batches to Africa, the guests said that African countries are partners worth cooperating with. They believed that the African market is even more worthy of vigorous development, with an even better prospect for future cooperation. They thumbed up for the visited enterprises, adding that most of them have mastered complete end-to-end production chains, and all components can be manufactured independently. They expressed the hope that African enterprises will learn more from their technologies and benefit from them.

A news anchor from the Ministry of Information and Media of the Central African Republic carefully watched the agricultural machinery one by one attentively. She noted through an interpreter that many African countries urgently hope to improve agricultural production efficiency, and efficient agricultural machinery can greatly free up labor. "China's mature experience in agricultural machinery manufacturing is very worth learning from."

During the visit, the African youth media professionals discussed their impressions with each other. Everyone expressed that this on-site visit went beyond written reports and allowed them to see the real image of China's manufacturing industry with their own eyes. From new energy and new materials to modern agricultural equipment, the development of the two enterprises in Ningxiang Economic and Technological Development Zone gave everyone a direct understanding of the achievements of China's manufacturing transformation and upgrading. Meanwhile, the African youth media professionals' inspection trip to Hunan is an important practice of people-to-people exchanges between China and Africa. The tour helps build a media bridge for mutual understanding and people-to-people connections, spreading more vivid stories of China-Africa friendship.

Source: en.changsha.gov.cn