On August 24th, the launch ceremony of Shanghai's "Global Power City" Construction was successfully held at Lingang New Area. With the theme of "New engine power" shaping "New economic engine", it aimed to fully undertake the “Implementation Plan of Focusing on the Core Area of Lingang and Building Shanghai into a ‘Global Power City’", which was reviewed and approved by the Executive Meeting of Shanghai Municipal Government and released to the public. Efforts will be made to strengthen the source of scientific and technological innovation and the leading function of high-end industries, speed up the construction of aviation, aerospace, automobile, ocean and energy with "air, space, land and sea energy" power industry clusters, and fully launch Shanghai's brand of "Global Power City". Zhang Wei, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and Deputy Mayor of Shanghai Municipal Government, Chen Jinshan, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Management Committee of Lingang New Area, Yang Jincheng, General Manager of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), and Zhuang Mudi, Deputy Secretary-general of Shanghai Municipal Government, attended the event. Liu Ping, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization, presided over the launch ceremony.
Mr. Zhang and Mr. Yang jointly unveiled the National Marine Power Equipment Industry Metrology and Testing Center, a national public service platform. Mr. Zhuang unveiled the "Power Source" of Shanghai Municipal Characteristic Industrial Park. The Administrative Committee of Lingang New Area signed a framework agreement for deepening strategic cooperation with five leading enterprises in the power industry, namely, China Aviation Development Corporation, Shanghai Aerospace Technology Research Institute, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), CSSC Marine Power (Group) Co., Ltd. and China United Gas Turbine Technology Co., Ltd. in "Air, Space, Land and Sea Power". Meanwhile, the leading enterprises in the five power sectors signed contracts with upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain to cultivate supporting cooperation.
The Administrative Committee of Lingang New Area also issued the “Action Plan for Accelerating the Construction of ‘Air, Space, Land and Sea Power’ High-end Power Equipment Industry at Lingang New Area (2022-2025)”, speeding up the support for the development of high-end power industry, accelerating the development of "Air, Space, Land and Sea Power" industry cluster, and making every effort to build the main position of Shanghai's high-end equipment manufacturing industry and the core area of the Global Power City.
