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Vice-Premier Wu Yi visited Wahaha, Wish Wahaha realize its international dream as soon as possible


  visiting Wahaha
visiting Wahaha
  seeing the mould
seeing the mould
¡¡¡¡The air is crisp after the rain. Wahaha Lewei production base is filled with joy and excitement.

¡¡¡¡At 10:25, member of the Political Bureau, Vice-Premier Wu Yi visited Hangzhou Wahaha Xiasha production base, accompanied by secretary of Zhejiang provincial Party committee Mr. Xi Jinping, Zhejiang provincial governor Mr. Lv Zushan, vice governor Mr. Chang Zhongshan, the director of SIQSAQ Mr. Li Changjiang, secretary of Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the CPC Mr. Wang Guoping, Mayor of Hangzhou Mr. Sun Zhonghuan.

¡¡¡¡The cars stopped at the east-gate of Hangzhou Wahaha Lewei Co. Ltd.. Mr. Zongqinghou welcomed Vice-Premier Wu Yi and shaked hands with all the government leaders. Afterwards, they began visiting the bottle-blowing plant.

¡¡¡¡¡®You made the bottles by yourselves?¡¯ ¡¯Are the equipment imported from abroad?¡¯ Vice-Premier Wu Yi was attracted by the modernized Italian SIPA bottle-blowing machine, observed every detail, and asked various questions.

¡¡¡¡Then they come to the filling plant. Through the fresh clean window, Vice-Premier Wu Yi fascinated by the manufacturing of Nutrition Express. Mr. Zong explained ¡®it is our new product, milk plus juice plus 15 vitamins, good taste, nutritious, which get favorable response from the customers.¡¯

¡¡¡¡The next spot was the mould-making plant of the Precision Machinery company. Vice-Premier Wu Yi stopped again by the shinning set of self-made mould.

¡¡¡¡¡®Besides manufacturing beverage, you manufactured mould too?¡¯ Vice-Premier Wu Yi appreciated while puzzled.
¡®Yes, sometimes, we need moulds for dozens of plants. If we choose to import from abroad, we need to pay more than $100 million. We find that we gave out all of our profit to foreign companies, that¡¯s why we resolved to made the moulds by ourselves¡¯ Mr. Zong explained, ¡¯we spent only more or less one quarter of the total cost that if we choose to import. From the statistics of last year, if we rely solely on imported moulds, we need to spend 130 million, while if we choose to rely on ourselves, we need to spend only 20 million.¡¯ The manager of Precision Machinery company Dr. Lou Xiangming added with detail.

¡¡¡¡¡®Well, that¡¯s a lot of money, it¡¯s of magnificent ¡¡meaning to the company.¡¯ Vice-Premier Wu Yi contented by the persuasive statistics.

¡¡¡¡¡®Has Future Cola entered the US market?¡¯ Vice-Premier Wu Yi asked Mr. Zong, while in the company¡¯s exhibition hall.

¡¡¡¡¡®Yes, the successful launch of the Future Cola won the global attention, plenty of medias interviewed us about Future Cola. It is a positive product for building our international status.¡¯ Mr. Zong answered the question while introducing the company development.

¡¡¡¡¡®Well, then I would like to advertise for Future Cola¡¯, while saying this, Vice-Premier Wu Yi took up a bottle of Future Cola and drank with a meaningful smile, wining the applause from everybody.

¡¡¡¡Mr. Zong Qinghou reported to Vice-Premier Wu Yi about the company¡¯s current situation, development history and some thoughts during development. Particularly he pointed out that Wahaha is a socialistic company, and there is the state owned stock share. The employees in Wahaha have been leading a well-off living standard. We have the company¡¯s Communist Party Committee, the Labor¡¯s Union, and the Company Culture Department.

¡¡¡¡When listening to Mr. Zong¡¯s report, Vice-Premier Wu Yi asked various kind of questions from time to time. While Mr. Zong said we also planned to invest abroad to establish our subsidiaries Vice-Premier Wu Yi responded ¡®Well, that¡¯s great, if you come across any difficulties, you can always ask me for help.¡¯

¡¡¡¡After Mr. Zong finished his report Vice-Premier Wu Yi appreciated and said that ¡®Good, very good, Wahaha has good corporate culture, especially your brand has won the international attention. It¡¯s very important. We should give support to your brand status.¡¯

¡¡¡¡Finally, Vice-Premier Wu Yi wished the international dream of Wahaha people would come true.

¡¡¡¡One hour¡¯s visiting time quickly passed, at about 11:35m, Vice-Premier Wu Yi took photos with some of our employees and left.