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In order to further optimize the port business environment and reduce the transportation cost of import and export enterprises in Wuhu, on May 24, Vice Mayor He Dong went to Wuhu Port and Comprehensive Bonded Zone to investigate the customs clearance facilitation work.

Through field visits, listening to reports and other methods, He Dong got a detailed understanding of the customs clearance procedures of enterprises, port capacity, freight rates, comprehensive bonded zone business, etc., and had discussions with relevant units and import and export enterprises on how to optimize the customs clearance procedures and reduce the transportation costs of enterprises.

He Dong approved and appreciated the continuously improved efficiency of Wuhu’s import and export customs clearance. He pointed out that in response to the shortage of containers and rising freight rates encountered by enterprises during the epidemic, departments should strengthen coordination, pool their efforts, and introduce effective policies to reduce the compliance costs of import and export enterprises. It is necessary to speed up the intelligent construction of ports and Comprehensive Bonded Zone, promote the informatization upgrading and transformation of customs clearance and continue to improve the comprehensive services of ports, realizing the multi-win situation of increasing the business volume of Wuhu Port and Comprehensive Bonded Zone and reducing the operating costs of import and export enterprises.

Translated by Yuan Mengwen from Foreign Affairs Office of Wuhu Municipal People’s Government

In order to further optimize the port business environment and reduce the transportation cost of import and export enterprises in Wuhu, on May 24, Vice Mayor He Dong went to Wuhu Port and Comprehensive Bonded Zone to investigate the customs clearance facilitation work.

Through field visits, listening to reports and other methods, He Dong got a detailed understanding of the customs clearance procedures of enterprises, port capacity, freight rates, comprehensive bonded zone business, etc., and had discussions with relevant units and import and export enterprises on how to optimize the customs clearance procedures and reduce the transportation costs of enterprises.

He Dong approved and appreciated the continuously improved efficiency of Wuhu’s import and export customs clearance. He pointed out that in response to the shortage of containers and rising freight rates encountered by enterprises during the epidemic, departments should strengthen coordination, pool their efforts, and introduce effective policies to reduce the compliance costs of import and export enterprises. It is necessary to speed up the intelligent construction of ports and Comprehensive Bonded Zone, promote the informatization upgrading and transformation of customs clearance and continue to improve the comprehensive services of ports, realizing the multi-win situation of increasing the business volume of Wuhu Port and Comprehensive Bonded Zone and reducing the operating costs of import and export enterprises.

Translated by Yuan Mengwen from Foreign Affairs Office of Wuhu Municipal People’s Government

On May 24, Chery Automobile Co., LTD and Iflytek Co., LTD. signed a framework agreement in Wuhu to comprehensively deepen strategic cooperation between two sides. This is an important upgrade from “comprehensive” to “comprehensively deepening” cooperation on the basis of the formal establishment of strategic cooperation between the two sides in 2017. The cooperation scope covers multiple fields, including intelligent products and digital transformation.

According to the agreement, based on their superior resources, the two sides will deepen cooperation in 7 fields, including the car cabin, intelligent sound, smart sales and service, international multilingual, intelligent driving, industrial intelligent and digital transformation. They are both deeply involved in the future strategic planning of the other side, becoming the first partner in their two-way priority.

According to reports, Chery and IFlytek firstly cooperated in 2003 and formally established a strategic partnership in 2017. Up to now, the two sides have carried out intelligent cooperation on more than 22 mass production models, with a total of more than 600,000 intelligent car voice vehicles and more than 140,000 installed intelligent vehicle systems.

Translated by Yuan Mengwen from Foreign Affairs Office of Wuhu Municipal People’s Government

On May 24, Chery Automobile Co., LTD and Iflytek Co., LTD. signed a framework agreement in Wuhu to comprehensively deepen strategic cooperation between two sides. This is an important upgrade from “comprehensive” to “comprehensively deepening” cooperation on the basis of the formal establishment of strategic cooperation between the two sides in 2017. The cooperation scope covers multiple fields, including intelligent products and digital transformation.

According to the agreement, based on their superior resources, the two sides will deepen cooperation in 7 fields, including the car cabin, intelligent sound, smart sales and service, international multilingual, intelligent driving, industrial intelligent and digital transformation. They are both deeply involved in the future strategic planning of the other side, becoming the first partner in their two-way priority.

According to reports, Chery and IFlytek firstly cooperated in 2003 and formally established a strategic partnership in 2017. Up to now, the two sides have carried out intelligent cooperation on more than 22 mass production models, with a total of more than 600,000 intelligent car voice vehicles and more than 140,000 installed intelligent vehicle systems.

Translated by Yuan Mengwen from Foreign Affairs Office of Wuhu Municipal People’s Government

Recently, the city issued the Implementation Plan of Wuhu City on Promoting the Development of Online Economy, which clearly stated that the city will seize the national strategic opportunity of integrated development of Yangtze River Delta and accelerate the strategic deployment of “Digital Jianghuai” launched by the CPC Anhui provincial committee and the provincial government, implementing the “5111” work plan to boost online economy. By 2025, we will strive to make more breakthroughs in key technologies, introduce more application scenarios, bring obvious effect of capacity agglomeration, establish sound supporting system, and significantly expand the industrial scale. With rapid improvement of its competitiveness, online economy will become a new driving force for the city’s industrial upgrading and high-quality economic development.

Accelerating the innovative development of a vibrant online economy is conducive to promoting the high-quality economic development and industrial transformation and upgrading in Wuhu. We are expected to achieve 5,000-plus online transactions, introduce and develop more than 1,000 online economic enterprises, create over 100 typical application scenarios, and build 10-odd characteristic demonstration areas by the year 2025. To be more specific, we will accelerate the development of new business forms and models such as “Internet plus New Retail”, “Internet plus Human Capital” and “Internet plus Efficient Logistics”, achieving an annual transaction volume of more than 500 billion yuan. We will introduce and cultivate a number of online new economic market entities to form 1,000-plus innovative enterprises. We will launch over 100 application scenarios with good demonstration effect, strong driving effect and excellent market influence. We will establish more than 10 demonstration zones that are open, collaborative and innovative, each with its own characteristics, so as to fully develop the online economy.

To facilitate the development of online economy, we will continue to make efforts in key areas such as intelligent manufacturing, online retail, online trade, online education, and intelligent medical care. Focusing on these key areas, we will establish a database to cultivate a number of leading enterprises with strong innovation capability, high technical level and great development potential. Meanwhile, we will further innovate the key digital technologies, promote the typical  online application scenarios, and strive to build Wuhu into a leading domestic and world-class online economic and industrial talent highland.

Translated by Wang Mengxiao from Foreign Affairs Office of Wuhu Municipal People’s Government

Recently, the city issued the Implementation Plan of Wuhu City on Promoting the Development of Online Economy, which clearly stated that the city will seize the national strategic opportunity of integrated development of Yangtze River Delta and accelerate the strategic deployment of “Digital Jianghuai” launched by the CPC Anhui provincial committee and the provincial government, implementing the “5111” work plan to boost online economy. By 2025, we will strive to make more breakthroughs in key technologies, introduce more application scenarios, bring obvious effect of capacity agglomeration, establish sound supporting system, and significantly expand the industrial scale. With rapid improvement of its competitiveness, online economy will become a new driving force for the city’s industrial upgrading and high-quality economic development.

Accelerating the innovative development of a vibrant online economy is conducive to promoting the high-quality economic development and industrial transformation and upgrading in Wuhu. We are expected to achieve 5,000-plus online transactions, introduce and develop more than 1,000 online economic enterprises, create over 100 typical application scenarios, and build 10-odd characteristic demonstration areas by the year 2025. To be more specific, we will accelerate the development of new business forms and models such as “Internet plus New Retail”, “Internet plus Human Capital” and “Internet plus Efficient Logistics”, achieving an annual transaction volume of more than 500 billion yuan. We will introduce and cultivate a number of online new economic market entities to form 1,000-plus innovative enterprises. We will launch over 100 application scenarios with good demonstration effect, strong driving effect and excellent market influence. We will establish more than 10 demonstration zones that are open, collaborative and innovative, each with its own characteristics, so as to fully develop the online economy.

To facilitate the development of online economy, we will continue to make efforts in key areas such as intelligent manufacturing, online retail, online trade, online education, and intelligent medical care. Focusing on these key areas, we will establish a database to cultivate a number of leading enterprises with strong innovation capability, high technical level and great development potential. Meanwhile, we will further innovate the key digital technologies, promote the typical  online application scenarios, and strive to build Wuhu into a leading domestic and world-class online economic and industrial talent highland.

Translated by Wang Mengxiao from Foreign Affairs Office of Wuhu Municipal People’s Government

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) — China’s population on the mainland reached 1.41178 billion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday, citing data from the seventh national population census.

The figure does not include Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan residents and foreigners who live in the mainland’s 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, according to the NBS.

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) — China’s population on the mainland reached 1.41178 billion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday, citing data from the seventh national population census.

The figure does not include Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan residents and foreigners who live in the mainland’s 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, according to the NBS.

    China’s passenger car sales reached 1.6 million units in April, an increase of 12.4 percent year-on-year and a 6.5 percent growth compared with the same period in 2019, according to the latest data released by the China Passenger Car Association on Tuesday.

    A stable domestic economic recovery and strong exports in the manufacturing industry have contributed to the growth, the association said.

    Luxury car sales jumped 30 percent yearly to 250,000 units during the month, indicating strong demand for consumption upgrading.

    China-made passenger vehicles witnessed retail sales of 590,000 units in April, up 24 percent on a yearly basis, with brands such as Chang’an, Hongqi, Chery and GAC Aion all registering large growth.

    Export of whole vehicles and completely knocked down vehicles saw skyrocketing growth of 146 percent to 107,000 units in this month, with new energy vehicle exports taking up 16 percent of overall export volume. Export of China-made passenger cars reached 80,000 units, up 169 percent, the association said.

    Wholesale sales of new energy cars grew 214.2 percent to 184,000 units in April. SAIC-GM-Wuling, Tesla China, BYD and SAIC Motor sold 30,602; 25,845; 25,450 and 13,004 units, respectively.

    New energy vehicle exports witnessed explosive growth during the month, with Tesla China and SAIC Motor exporting 14,174 and 2,378 units respectively.

    Passenger car sales during the January-April period totaled 6.7 million units, an increase of 50.7 percent, which can be attributed to the low base of the pandemic-stricken 2020, and a larger contribution from new energy vehicles, CPCA said.

    Despite the uncertainty of the overseas pandemic situation, China’s automobile exports increased 83 percent to 585,000 units in the first four months, with export revenues up 105.7 percent to $8.88 billion, customs data showed.

    China’s automobile demand is set to continue its recovery, the CPCA said, adding 8.39 million people in China obtained driver’s licenses in the first quarter. Beijing will issue 60,000 new energy vehicle licenses in May. The policy of NEV going to the countryside will also boost car sales in the coming months of the year, it said.

    As the automobile market has entered into the electrification era, vehicle life cycles will be shortened, which will bring in annual sales of over 40 million units in the future, the association said.

    China’s passenger car sales reached 1.6 million units in April, an increase of 12.4 percent year-on-year and a 6.5 percent growth compared with the same period in 2019, according to the latest data released by the China Passenger Car Association on Tuesday.

    A stable domestic economic recovery and strong exports in the manufacturing industry have contributed to the growth, the association said.

    Luxury car sales jumped 30 percent yearly to 250,000 units during the month, indicating strong demand for consumption upgrading.

    China-made passenger vehicles witnessed retail sales of 590,000 units in April, up 24 percent on a yearly basis, with brands such as Chang’an, Hongqi, Chery and GAC Aion all registering large growth.

    Export of whole vehicles and completely knocked down vehicles saw skyrocketing growth of 146 percent to 107,000 units in this month, with new energy vehicle exports taking up 16 percent of overall export volume. Export of China-made passenger cars reached 80,000 units, up 169 percent, the association said.

    Wholesale sales of new energy cars grew 214.2 percent to 184,000 units in April. SAIC-GM-Wuling, Tesla China, BYD and SAIC Motor sold 30,602; 25,845; 25,450 and 13,004 units, respectively.

    New energy vehicle exports witnessed explosive growth during the month, with Tesla China and SAIC Motor exporting 14,174 and 2,378 units respectively.

    Passenger car sales during the January-April period totaled 6.7 million units, an increase of 50.7 percent, which can be attributed to the low base of the pandemic-stricken 2020, and a larger contribution from new energy vehicles, CPCA said.

    Despite the uncertainty of the overseas pandemic situation, China’s automobile exports increased 83 percent to 585,000 units in the first four months, with export revenues up 105.7 percent to $8.88 billion, customs data showed.

    China’s automobile demand is set to continue its recovery, the CPCA said, adding 8.39 million people in China obtained driver’s licenses in the first quarter. Beijing will issue 60,000 new energy vehicle licenses in May. The policy of NEV going to the countryside will also boost car sales in the coming months of the year, it said.

    As the automobile market has entered into the electrification era, vehicle life cycles will be shortened, which will bring in annual sales of over 40 million units in the future, the association said.