​35 years old! Cihang Group's 35th Anniversary Development History and Major Events

35 years old! Cihang Group's 35th Anniversary Development History and Major Events


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Entrepreneurship foundation and initial scale stage

(1988-1998)


(1) Initially, the founder of the group, Mr. Chen Quanzhou, started working as a factory director at the "Blackout Power Supply Factory" in a difficult and difficult street in Qiaodong District, Shijiazhuang City. He spent four months to open up sales, with monthly sales of As much as 160,000 yuan, it was the first time to change losses and start making profits in six months.


(2) Half a year later, a technology transfer institute was first established under the name of the Textile Bureau Service Company. In fact, Mr. Chen Quanzhou was responsible for all the work, including the assistance of several on-the-job technicians, and grafted services to three companies. The upstream and downstream textile production and production and processing technology of farmers in more than ten counties and villages, including service businesses of supply and sales, achieved their first individual income in half a year.


(3) During this period, the chairman also participated in purchasing and selling services from Shenzhen and Guangzhou.


(4) The Township Enterprise Economic and Technological Development Department, a township enterprise supply and marketing company in Shijiazhuang area, was established. The main business is to conduct research on rural enterprises, inspect the market, establish a service platform in terms of supply, sales and technical services, and sincerely provide help to rural manufacturers.


(5) Undertaken the business marketing and entrusted services entrusted by the Military Enterprise Bureau at that time.


(6) Upon the recommendation and approval of the China Geriatric Society, representative offices were established in Hebei Province and Hainan Province to carry out related transit investment and construction projects and trade business.


(7) Carry out private production, daily supply and sales business in several large-scale military factories that have taken root in the mountainous areas of Hebei Province due to war preparations.


(8) Successfully affiliated with large and medium-sized state-owned construction enterprises and organized the operation of dozens of small and medium-sized projects.


(9) In October 1988, the company applied for its first business license to the industrial and commercial administration department. On November 11, 1988, it received the first legal business title of "Cihang" that could express Mr. Chen Quanzhou's long-cherished wish. The license is the industrial company "Cihang Scientific Research Institute". Since then, Cihang Entrepreneurship has embarked on the road of independent development.


The scope of business development during this period is as follows:


First, a technical service center was established. In the name of the scientific research institute and the Township Enterprise Economic and Technological Development Department, it sent letters to experts and scholars with patented technologies across the country to inquire about small projects that could be transferred, and introduced and solicited projects suitable for local rural township enterprises, such as Socks factory, glove factory, small chemical factory, alkaline noodle factory, etc. The method is to cooperate with technical parties to assist in building factories in rural areas, and to provide underwriting and underwriting services for those who are unable to do so.


Second, relying on the Provincial Materials Bureau, Provincial and Municipal Metal Materials Companies, and China Materials Reserve Company, Mr. Chen Quanzhou has carried out purchasing and sales agency services in international trade, and his business scope includes wood, building materials, cement, etc. The bulk transactions mainly include: importing three-ply sheets from Indonesia, related light industrial products, daily necessities, etc. imported from different countries and regions in Southeast Asia through Hong Kong, as well as barter transactions with the Russian border, and organizing the export of dozens of kinds of handicrafts. , accumulated early stage accumulation for Cihang’s entrepreneurship.

(10) At the end of 1988, after one relocation, the company moved twice more to Xinhua District. It successively moved its offices to the fifth floor of Xinhua District Hospital on Xinkai Road and to an independent small building at No. 1 Beima Road. Staff were added and multiple business activities were carried out simultaneously.
The company simultaneously carried out a number of business activities while renting an office on the fifth floor of Xinhua District Hospital:
First, hundreds of Dongfeng tractors were purchased, and private trucks were recruited from seven counties around Shijiazhuang, such as Gaocheng, Yuanshi, and Zhengding, and the General Logistics Emerging Company undertook the delivery of trucks from Jincheng, Houma, Linfen, and Jiexiu in Shanxi Province. A large amount of coke is purchased and transported long distance to Tianjin Tanggu or Xingang Port Terminal.


Second, using the supply and marketing company in charge of the development department as a medium, we have carried out business chain cooperation with Shengli Road Spin Mill, Ma Shengli Paper Mill, No. 3 and No. 5 Cotton Spinning Mills, Coal Machinery Factory, Printing and Dyeing Factory and North China Pharmaceutical Factory within the scope of business. business.
Third, through the introduction of the Chinese Embassy in Italy, we cooperated with the board of directors of Louis Maison to establish rehabilitation centers, set up truck chain parts stores in Istanbul and Angola, and Singapore Trading Co., Ltd.


The businesses carried out during the office period on Beima Road include:


First, establish the China Chinese Culture Applied Research Institute in Hong Kong.


Second, establish the Hong Kong Wushengtang Traditional Chinese Medicine Traditional Prescriptions Southeast Asia Trading Company, and initiate the registration of the China Medical and Health Care Industry International Exchange Association and the China Medical and Health Functional Food Industry Association. It mainly carries out trade and exchange of traditional Chinese medicine materials with Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand.


Third, Hainan Side Trading Company and Hainan Haikou Municipal Government Service Company Cihang Tourism Service Center were established, and registered offices in Shijiazhuang. Cooperate with Daejeon Daily Chemical R&D Co., Ltd. in South Korea to transform technical services.


Fourth, in March 1991, it introduced advanced formula technology and cooperated with Luquan Dahe Starch Factory to establish a Sino-foreign joint venture "Dahua Daily Chemical Co., Ltd." At the same time, we are cooperating with enterprises in Luoling Village to develop an old commercial project opposite the old station square in Shijiazhuang. There are still some shops along the street. At the same time, a materials supply and marketing branch was established under the affiliation of the North China Materials Division Trading Company, which operated various production and daily necessities trade for material companies at all levels.


In 1992, the East Asian Cultural Exchange Institute was registered.


In 1990, together with 11 caring enterprises from the Federation of Industry and Commerce, we jointly established a mutual aid association in need to help villagers in the Taihang Mountains who had difficulty in drawing water dig wells and build roads.


In August 1992, Shijiazhuang Xicheng Materials Purchasing and Sales Company was formally established.

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In December 1992, Shijiazhuang Qiaomei Construction Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd., the first construction decoration company and construction installation engineering company in Hebei Province, was jointly established with the American West Import and Export Company. In July 1993, Shijiazhuang Fire Engineering Co., Ltd., the first professional fire protection engineering company in Hebei Province, was jointly established with the municipal fire brigade. The two companies have jointly undertaken a large number of decoration and fire protection projects in this city, and the company's main technical personnel have also become the main force in the acceptance of other projects in the market. In 1993, the Shijiazhuang Jingshi United Automobile Team was established.


In the autumn of 1992, the company moved to the second floor of the Chang'an Materials Bureau on Qingyuan Street, Qiaodong. The rented house became increasingly incompatible with the company's development. Therefore, from a long-term perspective, we began to investigate and plan the land acquisition project to build our own company's office space - the "Cihang Group Building Complex" project.


Compared with before, the company's business has made great progress and its economic benefits have significantly improved. At the time, there were more than 40 projects in progress at the same time. The number of employees employed, especially on the construction site, has reached thousands. The company's development speed has increased rapidly. There are already six stable business sectors, and each business sector has a certain financial strength and has contributed to the promotion of local economic development in Hebei. Mr. Chen Quanzhou was elected as a member of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in the enterprise sector in 1993.


In 1994, a collective enterprise - Shijiazhuang Zhengguang Industrial Development Corporation was established.


In 1994, Cihang Group had its own office building. Due to its eye-catching architectural style, it has been a landmark building in the emerging city of Shijiazhuang for a long time. From the construction of the new office building to its later opening in two phases, it also indicates that the company is on the road to development.


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In May 1995, Shijiazhuang Fuyuanlin Catering and Entertainment Co., Ltd., a Sino-Hong Kong joint venture, was registered. In 1996, Shijiazhuang Cihang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. and Shijiazhuang Cihang Advertising Co., Ltd. were successively established. In May 1997, Hebei Cihang Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. was established, and Hebei Xucheng Real Estate Company was established in conjunction with Hong Kong Xucheng Group, which successively developed residential projects such as Xucheng Garden.


In 1997, the self-built Cihangcheng Hotel in Shijiazhuang officially opened. It was also the first Sino-foreign joint venture hotel in Hebei Province to combine restaurant and supporting services. The main features of Cihangcheng Hotel are: Vegetarian cuisine introduced from Hong Kong, Snowy Plateau The secret recipe medicinal bath, coupled with the introduction of the management system of Shanghai Hotel and the management team of Beijing Peace Hotel, business has been booming since the opening, and the reputation has also become very famous.
At this stage, it also promoted trade cooperation with Singapore and South Korea. At the same time, within five years, it also promoted the export trade of Xinji Chemical Industry, Gaocheng Palace Lanterns and Quyang Artworks.


On March 6, 1998, the "Cihang Group" (formerly known as "Shijiazhuang Cihang Group" and "Hebei Cihang Group") was officially registered and established. It was listed as one of the three private enterprise groups in the province directly under the supervision and support of the Hebei Provincial Development and Reform Commission. one. After initial exploration, Cihang Group has initially formed business sectors focusing on trade, architectural decoration, real estate, hotels and catering, culture, and traditional Chinese medicine.


In terms of group culture construction, we have started writing the "Employee Handbook" since the opening of the hotel, and passed the first draft of the "Employee Handbook" at the staff meeting, which stipulated in detail the rights and obligations of the company and employees, effectively promoting the stability and cultivation of the employee team. It strengthens the employees' ideological concept that the company is their home. At the same time, Mr. Chen Quanzhou’s message about Cihang Group has also been valued and learned by the majority of employees.


Steady development and diversified expansion stage


(1999-2009)


As the market continues to expand, the business scope of Cihang Group has also continued to increase. The company has begun to enter a stage of diversified development, with the business scope increasing from the original six sectors to eight sectors. It has been involved in many fields such as investment, mining, medicine, technology, tourism, electricity, Internet, culture, etc., and has strengthened investment and optimization of core businesses, ultimately achieving rapid business growth and expansion of Cihang's business territory.


Since 1999, the group has successively established Shijiazhuang Cihang Health Products Co., Ltd., Hebei Cihang Network Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Cihang Technology Co., Ltd.), and Shijiazhuang High-tech Zone Hebei Cihang Technology Entrepreneurship Park Incubation Base. From 2000 to 2004, he founded Shijiazhuang Cihang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang Cihang International Travel Agency Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang Jizheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Zhaotong Branch, Shijiazhuang Zhengguang Property Service Co., Ltd., and Hualian Economic and Trade Development Company, and supported the establishment of We have partnered with Zhongjing United Law Firm and Hebei Shifang Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. to support the establishment of the Shijiazhuang Charity Association.


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At this time, the group's foreign trade import and export business has also developed significantly, hosting or acting as an agent for trade activities related to handicrafts, Chinese medicinal materials, auto parts, wood and chemical products. At the import and export of Dalian hardware tools and Baoding stone carvings, and made positive contributions to the introduction of advanced chemical equipment and technology development.

At the same time, the Luquan Fairy Spring Garden and Yuanshi Fenglongshan Cemetery projects were established, providing ideas and contributions to changing local customs.


In 2004, he founded Jinwei Huatai Software Development Company in Beijing Science and Technology Park, hired the technical strength of Peking University and Tsinghua University, successfully completed the development of tax software, and made positive contributions to the country's golden tax reform. Beijing Guofang Sanyou Software Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Jinwei Huatai Software Development Company) has successively obtained the "High-tech Enterprise Approval Certificate", "Value-Added Telecommunications Business License" and "Computer Software Copyright" issued by the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the National Copyright Administration. Registration Certificate" and other certification qualification certificates. The company has successively provided services such as overall information construction solutions and professional software product research and development for government affairs, telecommunications, taxation, finance, IT operations and other industries. As a partner of the three major operators, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, it has provided and developed third-party Internet broadband access services for provincial companies such as Shanxi, Anhui and Henan.

As cultural dissemination continues to deepen, the construction of larger venues is needed. In 2008, seizing the opportunity of the state encouraging enterprises to contract idle barren hills and slopes, the group decided to choose Zaolin Village's "three mountains and two valleys" contract operation for 50 years after analysis and comparison, and carried out various tasks such as mountain opening, tree planting, afforestation, land reclamation and water diversion. An investment was made to build the Luquan Lingshan Scenic Area Tourism Branch, a characteristic building complex with unique cultural atmosphere. In recent years, it has organized many public welfare lectures to study, research and teach Chinese Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Because of its profound traditional cultural heritage, large-scale layout and complete supporting service facilities, it was selected as one of the recommended attractions for the Shijiazhuang Tourism Development Conference in Hebei Province. , has become one of the new tourist landmarks in Shijiazhuang, and has made this little-known ravine a place that people yearn for.


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From 2008 to 2009, the group's main business direction was to develop domestic trade projects. It signed and carried out entrusted business cooperation with Beijing Road Bureau Investment Company, and carried out scientific and technological research on fire alarm and automatic sprinkler networking with the Shijiazhuang Fire Brigade. Raising the standard for 24/7 fire safety. The company itself has also increased its bidding capabilities.

In terms of domestic trade, the group focused on inspecting the vast markets of steel, coal and building materials, especially Hebei Iron and Steel Group - Xuangang Steel, Handan Iron and Steel Group, Xingang Iron and Steel Group, Baotou Iron and Steel Plant, Taiyuan Iron and Steel Plant, and cooperated with nearly ten large enterprises above After signing a cooperation agreement, the business network operation scale was formed in just three months.


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During this period, we established close ties with the seed company of Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice", and participated in supporting the development and service business of his rice capital project.

"Trinity" maturity and development stages

(2010-2020)


Cihang Group supports charity and cultural undertakings through operation and development, and has established a "trinity" corporate structure of operation, charity, and culture, leading the company to gradually become a company integrating finance, culture, education, medicine, information technology, real estate, trade, tourism, and agriculture. , mining and charity are integrated into one, multi-level and multi-field innovation and development, a comprehensive international enterprise group with footprints in Mongolia, Iran, India, Thailand, Turkey, Italy, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong SAR, Canada, the United States and other places. .

The two major sections of the group, culture and charity, take the inheritance and promotion of Chinese culture as their own responsibility, fulfill their purpose and serve the public; on the other hand, they devote themselves to social charity and public welfare undertakings, fulfill their responsibilities, and repay the society.


First, business management

From 2011 to 2020, Beijing Guozi Huachang Technology Co., Ltd., Hebei Cihang Cultural Communication Co., Ltd., Hebei Qilian Green Agriculture Technology Development Co., Ltd. (formerly Hebei Cihang Green Agriculture), and Hebei Guowen Electric Power Engineering Co., Ltd. were established. , Yiyuan Qianpin (Tianjin Pilot Free Trade Zone) Co., Ltd., Hebei Yanjiang Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., Yuhua Cihang Convenience Store, etc.


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Cooperated with other enterprises to jointly establish Yongyi Ecological Environmental Engineering Company, Hunan Dongxing Investment Company, Cosmetics Co., Ltd., Hengfu Investment Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Xintianbao Metallurgical Auxiliary Materials Co., Ltd., and Nanjing Qingrong Environmental Engineering Company, which provide supporting supplies to steel companies. , Zhenke Trading Company, Zilian Trading Company. There are also Cicheng Electricity Sales, Zhonggao Huiyuan Electronics, Beijing Yanyang Hi-Tech, Dalian Kangmei Trading Co., Ltd., Dalian Ou Yafeng Catering, Hebei Yixinyuan Pension Company, etc. Next, we also invested and participated in Shanghai Rongji Investment Company, Hunan Longzhao High-tech Biotechnology Company, Beijing Zhongjisheng Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Huizhi Hanlin Education Technology Company, Cishi International Logistics Company, Hebei Guofang Junrong Electronic Technology Research Institute, Hebei There are eleven types of limited companies including Guowen Financial Services Outsourcing Company and Beijing Yuanyuan Congren Cultural Communication.


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From 2014 to 2020, he established Midea Investment Management Company, International Asia Trading Group, Wuyue Real Estate Company, and Greenland Real Estate in Canada, and Cihang International Investment Company in the United States, with two trading offices in Miami and Las Vegas. and real estate companies, etc.


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Moreover, Canada has mainly developed the education industry in North America, cooperated with its excellent education representative Trinity Western University, actively prepared for the International Education Institute, and opened "bridge courses" for high school and junior college to undergraduate degree. In 2016, the School of International Education officially opened its enrollment, and the scope of new students has expanded to India, Europe and the Middle East countries, marking that Cihang Group's cooperative education has entered Canada's mainstream education system.


In 2020, International 8 Education Group came into being. The education group implements the goal of "teaching knowledge, cultivating talents, and shaping personality" with eight major operating projects. It strives to explore the future of integrated education research, carry out diversified development practices in educational services, and strengthen cooperation with international educational institutions, schools, and enterprises. Extensive exchanges and cooperation among them promote inclusive, equitable, quality education and lifelong learning to achieve sustainable development.


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Second, cultural undertakings


In November 2013, Mr. Chen Quanzhou participated in the launch of the Hebei Provincial Cultural Exchange Association, with the goal of expanding Hebei's cultural influence, the purpose of "casting the soul of the country and inheriting civilization", and using characteristic cultural exchange projects as the carrier to implement "going out" " and "bringing in", many cultural exchange activities have been held in Canada, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Macau and other countries and regions.


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On August 31, 2014, due to friendly exchanges with the Thai Buddha Amulet Forming Association, the Hebei Cultural Exchange Association successfully transported five ancient and precious wooden statues of Guanyin Bodhisattva that were exiled to Thailand during the Anti-Japanese War back to the motherland.


In 2015, the Hebei Provincial Cultural Exchange Association, Hebei Cishi Foundation and the Canadian Blind Association jointly organized a large-scale public welfare event called "Following Bethune's Footsteps - China-Canada International Charity Walk of Light".


In 2019, Mr. Chen Quanzhou advocated and organized three large-scale international forums on traditional Chinese medicine in Canada, which led to the formal establishment of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Chinese medicine and leadership courses at Trinity Western University in Canada, making Chinese medicine enter the Western formal education system for the first time. And with it, we created a course training for Chinese teacher certificates, which was recognized by Western provincial education departments.


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Since the Spring Festival of 2016, the first Gyeonggi Yanzhao Folk Custom Temple Fair has been jointly organized with the Hebei Provincial Folk Culture Association. The temple fair brings together traditional operas, intangible cultural heritage items, calligraphy and painting arts, circus and acrobatics, special food and other programs in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. It can be called a grand gathering of Spring Festival entertainment culture. In the first four sessions from 2016 to 2019 alone, more than 800,000 people attended the conference. From 2020 to 2023, it was held online due to the epidemic, and the number of online visits reached more than one million times. Nowadays, the Yanzhao Folk Custom Temple Fair in Gyeonggi Province has become one of the most influential brand activities in Hebei Spring Festival cultural activities, and has also had a great influence in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi, and Shandong.


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In 2018, we organized the Canadian Xinbo Choir from Trinity Western University to visit China and invited them to give a wonderful performance in Luquan.


In addition, collection and exchange activities with the theme of Yellow River Culture and Huaihe Culture, "Filial Tomb Cup" Hebei Province Beautiful Rural Cultural Exchange Essay Awards and Seminars, "Hebei Province Qixi Couples Festival" and "Tianhe Mountain Cup·Looking for Today" were also held A total of 35 domestic and foreign cultural exchanges, including the "Vega" event, the Yanzhao Cultural Essay Competition and the "Hebei Province Cultural Exchange High-Level Forum" event, a series of cultural lectures such as the launch ceremony and charity sale of "Water Moon", cultural festival activities, and charity art performances Activity.


Third, public welfare and charity


In December 2010, Hebei Cishi Charitable Foundation (formerly known as Hebei Cishi Foundation) was officially registered and established at the Hebei Provincial Department of Civil Affairs. With the purpose of "dedication to public welfare and accumulation of virtue and compassion", the foundation organizes the public to carry out charity activities, adheres to "doing one good thing every day", and makes charity a daily basis; for more than 20 years, it has been committed to medical assistance, disaster relief, helping the weak and needy, and providing student and teaching assistance. , cultural dissemination, environmental protection and other social charities, with footprints all over the world. In 2015 and 2020, it won the honorary title of provincial social organization 4A and 5A for two consecutive terms. In 2018, the "Nanyang Cishi International Foundation" also took root in Singapore.


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On November 13, 2018, with the approval of the Canadian federal government, the International Health Industry Alliance came into being. The organization is led by Mr. Chen Quanzhou, Canadian Cishi Medical Center, China Cihang Group, China Yiling Pharmaceutical Traditional Chinese Medicine Center, Singapore Sanda Group, Malaysian Chinese Culture Promotion Association, and is registered in dozens of countries and regions including the United States, Europe, and Taiwan. It was jointly initiated and established by relevant enterprises, social organizations, experts, scholars, and social activists in many human health industry chains in the region, including R&D, production, circulation, and services.


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In October 2019, Mr. Chen Quanzhou was invited to attend the 12th World Chinese Business and Economic Summit and the 16th World Chinese Business Summit in Macau, and was awarded the "World Chinese Business Leader Lifetime Achievement Award" in recognition of his innovation Outstanding contributions in entrepreneurship, philanthropy and public affairs.


In September 2022, after multiple rounds of rigorous academic review and selection, Mr. Chen Quanzhou was awarded the Academician of the Faculty of Sustainable Development by the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences for his outstanding contributions to sustainable human development. In December, after strict review by the Hebei Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Mr. Chen Quanzhou initiated the establishment of the Cihang Group Foreign Academician Workstation. The station is committed to focusing on Sino-Russian cooperation and conducting research on traditional Chinese medicine, science and technology, education, culture, and sustainable development. and promote research and exchange work on topics in the field of world peace and equality.


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Break through yourself and create another glorious stage

(2021 to present)


In the post-epidemic stage, under the leadership of Mr. Chen Quanzhou, the Group has continued to implement the purpose of "economic benefits first, social benefits secondarily, and welfare first", focusing on hotel projects and construction, copper smelting land, and building handicraft brands. , the comprehensive health industry "one body and two museums" project, Internet mall, foreign trade, education and other seven major sectors as the core, comprehensively promote the effective implementation of various tasks.

Today, Cihang Group is rooted in the fertile soil of Chinese culture and has gone through a glorious journey of 35 years. Looking forward to the future, Cihang Group will firmly establish its foundation under the strong leadership of Mr. Chen Quanzhou and in the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In the process of development, we should never forget our original aspirations, keep on fulfilling our aspirations, and set sail!


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