Wan Gang meets with Volkswagen delegation

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Wan Gang, president of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), met with a delegation led by Herbert Diess, chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG and president of Volkswagen Group China, in Beijing on Tuesday.

Wan Gang, president of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), meets with a delegation led by Herbert Diess, chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG and president of Volkswagen Group China, in Beijing on Jan. 8, 2019. [Photo provided by CAST]

The two sides discussed cooperation between Chinese companies and Volkswagen in the auto sector.

Wan, who is also the vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), welcomed the delegation and offered praise to Volkswagen's presence in the Chinese market as well as its work in cultivating engineers and R&D fellows in the country.

During the meeting, Wan spoke about the latest development of Chinese companies in smart driving and intelligent connected vehicles, and expressed hopes for further cooperation between government departments, industry associations, research institutions, and high-tech companies in China and Germany. He also called for more exchanges in law-making, policymaking, R&D, and promotion and application for electric vehicles to enhance Chinese new energy vehicles (NEVs) in the world market.

Wan also invited Diess to attend the upcoming World New Energy Vehicles Congress in Hainan province and share ideas on the industry's development.

Diess thanked Wan's invitation and praised China's policy support for scientific and industrial development, as well as its leadership in the development of intelligent connected vehicles.

He introduced Volkswagen's strong market share and high administrative efficiency in China, and expressed his hopes for working with Chinese scientific organizations and tech companies in order to improve the development of key technologies and R&D systems for NEVs, promote rapid growth of the industry, and enhance the company's localization in China.

Liu Yang, director-general of CAST's Department of International Affairs, Zhang Jinhua, executive vice director-general and secretary-general of China Society of Automotive Engineers, Stephan Woellenstein, CEO of Volkswagen Group China, Zhang Suixin and Liu Yunfeng, executive vice presidents of Volkswagen Group China, and Su Bahong, director of Corporate Affairs & JV Relations of Volkswagon Group China, were also present at the meeting.

Wan Gang (C), president of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), meets with a delegation led by Herbert Diess (4th R), chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG and president of Volkswagen Group China, in Beijing on Jan. 8, 2019.  [Photo provided by CAST]


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