Volume 20: Looking at the World with Cold Eyes, Chapter 9, the limelight
Seemingly seeing the doubts in Dou Qingwen's eyes, Lu Weimin smiled calmly: "In addition to strengthening inter-party exchanges between the two parties, the South African ANC delegation also hopes to learn from some of our domestic development experiences.
Promote the development of their domestic economy. Our Blue Island still has some advantages in this regard. I hope that by promoting some of our Blue Island’s advantageous industries, we can promote the participation of our Blue Island business community in participating in South Africa.
In the process of Africa's development, this will be beneficial to South Africa's economic development, and at the same time it can further close the cooperative relationship between the two parties. It can also play a catalytic role in strengthening the inter-party relations between the two parties. Only when the other party realizes our strength, will they
Truly respect us and cooperate with us sincerely. This is my understanding, which may be a bit realistic, but I think when it comes to inter-party and international exchanges, this may be more realistic."
Dou Qingwen's eyes moved slightly and he didn't speak for a while. He seemed to be digesting the meaning of Lu Weimin's words. After a long time, he said: "Secretary Lu, you just want to promote economic cooperation between the two parties?"
"Well, Blue Island is now at a critical stage of development. The impact of this year's financial crisis has not yet been fully resolved, and may even become worse. It is our unshirkable responsibility to open up markets for our Blue Island enterprises and find investment opportunities.
Of course, this is inter-party exchanges. As a party member, of course I must promote
With the strengthening of the relationship between the two sides, I feel that the economic connection will be closer, or in other words, it can provide some cooperation opportunities for this group of ANC representatives who come to visit and study. I believe it will not only benefit their country and party, but also help
To build a good relationship between us and them personally, uh
, in a sense, this should also be regarded as their political achievements, right? According to their domestic political system and electoral system, they also need to represent the interests of their respective constituencies. In the past two years, South Africa's economy has been affected by the financial crisis and its economic development has slowed down.
, the unemployment rate is rising, which will definitely affect people who are willing to
Foreign investment in the constituency, especially the manufacturing industry, is welcomed, which helps to enhance their image, and this good personal relationship may be of unexpected help to our Blue Island enterprises in the future to go abroad and enter the South African market.
What's the effect?" Lu Weimin smiled and said, "Do you think so?"
Dou Qingwen took a deep look at Lu Weimin and nodded: "Secretary Lu, you are the first person to look at the problem with such a point of view and attitude since I have been doing this work for so long. I think it is very meaningful. So, I
I have no right to make such a decision. I will immediately contact the leaders of the ministry and ask them to make a decision. However, my personal opinion is that this is a good thing and should be supported."
Lu Weimin said generously: "Yes, I understand. When it comes to foreign affairs, there is nothing trivial. Of course, we should report it."
"Mr. Quinn, what Secretary Lu means is that the Western Cape Province has a very good development environment and has very good prospects in terms of human resources and market environment. He is very willing to promote projects including Haixin/Haite/Shuangxin, etc."
Large enterprises and all-round cooperation with the Western Cape Province in the shipbuilding/electronics/marine life industries..." The translated Afrikaans is very standard, it should be Afrikaans, but the Dutch in South Africa has a strong
Fortunately, this does not affect the understanding between the two parties.
Dou Qingwen's request for instructions finally came back after the ANC delegation visited Haite/Haixin/China Shipbuilding Group Landao Shipyard/Landao Heavy Equipment Industrial Park/Landao Incubation Park, and agreed to Lu Weimin's suggestion, so there was
held such an exchange forum.
Lu Weimin gave a comprehensive introduction to the current social and economic development of Blue Island, and also talked about some of the current ideas of Blue Island's industry, including the desire to go abroad to develop in Africa, and also introduced companies such as Haite/Haixin/Shuangxin/Hua
Shipping and other enterprises have achieved international and domestic popularity and
Industrial advantages. It should be said that through on-site visits and introductions, as well as Lu Weimin's very accurate description and outline, the South African guests still have a relatively objective understanding of the economic development situation of Blue Island, and they are quite satisfied with Lu Weimin's suggestions on strengthening cooperation between the two parties.
interested.
Of course, this kind of interest is still at a relatively low level. After all, they are just an inter-party exchange delegation. This first visit can be regarded as a preliminary inspection and understanding. It is estimated that there is still a long way to go before it can be truly implemented. However, Lu Weimin
You don't really care, as long as the seed is planted, and with the right climate and soil, it will take root and sprout.
Also participating in the exchange were Dong Jianwei, Jing Zhizhong/Gong Yanfeng and others. Both parties spoke freely on topics of interest to them. The Dutch translator sent by the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was very busy. Fortunately, some representatives could speak English.
, the English translator prepared by Lan Dao can also come in handy. Even Lu Weimin still stutters and uses English that has been abandoned for many years and uses gestures to communicate. This is a very novel feeling.
Those who communicated with Lu Weimin included several ANC representatives from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The conversation was very pleasant. When Lu Weimin introduced that he had worked in
More than ten years ago, the per capita income of farmers was only US$100 and the per capita GDP was less than US$600 in a poor county. However, this poor county now has a per capita GDP of more than US$3,000.
The per capita disposable income of farmers has exceeded 1,000 US dollars. The changes in just over ten years have been so great that representatives of the African National Congress in South Africa were very interested and asked about the development of this county. Lu Weimin also introduced the original situation.
The economic structure and reality of Futou was then discussed, and then the economic development strategies adopted by the government were discussed, which aroused great interest among the representatives of the African National Congress in South Africa.
In particular, some representatives from economically backward areas in the Northern Cape Province are very enthusiastic about how to promote economic development in backward areas.
South Africa's current development level is similar to China's, and development is also very uneven. Some areas like KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape are quite developed, but some areas like the Northern Cape are relatively backward and have a very high unemployment rate.
, how to develop the local economy and promote employment is also a task before these representatives from various places, especially since a large number of representatives are members of the National Assembly and provincial councilors. They are also responsible for revitalizing the local economy, expanding employment, and serving African countries.
The big task is to win more people's hearts and influence in the local area.
Lu Weimin also had long-term communications with representatives from the Northern Cape and Eastern Cape provinces. It is obvious that these representatives are eager to quickly open up the situation for a region that in their view is quite backward and promote the development of a local economy.
The strongman is still very interested, and at the same time, he hopes to learn from what Lu Weimin has done as a reference.
Lu Weimin did not expect that his friends from the African National Congress in South Africa would be so interested in his past experience, so he could only pick up the important introduction, which talked about strengthening infrastructure construction/improving government work style/promoting investment environment optimization/all-round investment promotion
He introduced the aspects of attracting investment and cultivating industries suitable for local conditions, which won enthusiastic responses from representatives of the African National Congress in South Africa.
Even Dou Qingwen did not expect that the representatives of the African National Congress in South Africa would be so enthusiastic about Lu Weimin's past experiences after the visit, and even asked whether they could conduct an on-site inspection of the place where Lu Weimin worked to see if it was as Lu Weimin himself said.
, this made Dou Qingwen a little nervous. He didn't know much about the situation in Futou, Fengzhou. Although the representatives of the African National Congress in South Africa made this request temporarily, he had to report it.
This involves inter-party exchanges, and it is reasonable for guests to make some requests. Whether the central government can satisfy them depends on the arrangements from above. However, in private, Dou Qingwen also specifically asked Lu Weimin about his current situation in Futou, just in case.
The central government really agreed to the request of the South African guests and asked him to accompany them to Changjiang for inspection. If the current situation in Futou was not as satisfactory as Lu Weimin boasted, it would be a shame.
Lu Weimin was calm and composed. Of course he was well aware of Dou Qingwen's worries. He probably felt that he had to brag about his past achievements for the sake of face, and was worried that he would be exposed and embarrassed if he boasted too much. Personal embarrassment is a trivial matter, and it has no impact.
If you lose your image in the minds of your South African friends, that is a big deal.
Seeing Lu Weimin's firm confirmation, Dou Qingwen felt a little more relieved and quickly reported to his superiors again.
In fact, although Lu Weimin has not been to Futou for some time, he is still very concerned about the development of Futou. After all, it is the place where he became the first secretary of the county party committee, and it is also where he made his fortune. In recent years, Futou has
Although the development is not as hot as in previous years, but
It still maintains a rapid and stable development trend, especially the electronics/tourism/cultural film and television industries are still prosperous. The service industry has long surpassed the manufacturing industry and has become a famous film and television cultural industry base in Changjiang. There are too many things to see in South Africa.
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