At 8 a.m. on March 5, the first 'Deputies' Channel' of the First Session of the 14th National People's Congress officially opened.

Shan Zenghai, a deputy to the National People's Congress and Vice President, Chief Engineer, Deputy Director of the Technical Committee, and Director of the Digital R&D Professional Technical Committee of XCMG Machinery, appeared on the 'Deputies' Channel' and was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency on 'How to enhance the hard power of Made in China?'

Shan Zenghai happily told reporters that the all-terrain crane that General Secretary Xi Jinping rode during his inspection of XCMG in 2017 has now, through technological upgrading, reached the world's No. 1 level in key indicators, and the domestic content rate of the complete machine has risen from 71% to 100%. All parts and components are made in China, effectively making up for the weakness of 'Made in China having no core'.

XCA220 all-terrain crane

Shan Zenghai said, we have always kept in mind the General Secretary's earnest exhortation that 'many core technologies cannot be obtained by asking or bought', always harbored the ambition of serving the country through industry, accelerated the pace of scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, and continuously solved 'bottleneck' problems.

Super mobile cranes are considered one of the products with the highest technological content and the greatest R&D difficulty, and are hailed as the 'peak of Mount Everest' in world construction machinery technology. Shan Zenghai described the hardships behind the R&D: more than 200 experts and more than 100 senior technicians in our team spent ten years honing a sword, conquered 7 major key core technologies, fully formed the capability for independent development of thousand-ton-class cranes, and achieved a major innovation that is original to China and world-leading.

The 'world's No. 1 crane' XCA2600 hoisting the largest onshore wind turbine

Construction machinery is an industry that benefits mankind, and its development level is one of the key indicators for measuring a country's equipment manufacturing level. Its core competitiveness is technological innovation.

'In the past five years, we have raised the world's largest-tonnage all-terrain crane from 1,200 tons to 2,600 tons, pushed the installation height of wind turbine units in product construction from a maximum of 100 meters to a maximum of 160 meters, and increased power from the original 2.5 MW to 8.5 MW, becoming the only one in the world to achieve full coverage of onshore wind turbine hoisting conditions.' On the Deputies' Channel, Shan Zenghai happily shared XCMG's report card in independent innovation and independent development.

Over the past five years, the 'world's No. 1 crane' 2,600-ton all-terrain crane, the 'No. 1 excavator in China' 700-ton hydraulic excavator, the world's largest tower crane of 15,000 ton-meters, China's largest 35-ton loader, and many other major domestic first-of-their-kind equipment, nearly a thousand key core technologies, and a batch of key core components... also came from XCMG and from 'Made in China'.

XCMG equipment at the construction of Qatar World Cup venues

Today, in a series of global 'super projects' such as the Qatar World Cup venues and the Dangote world's largest single-train refinery, more and more Chinese brands are appearing. In this year's hit sci-fi movie 'The Wandering Earth 2', domestic construction machinery also became 'special actors' in the film, carrying out 'cosmic-level' project construction.

From obscurity to ranking among the global top three, with lifting machinery reaching world No. 1, XCMG is walking an ever-broader path of high-quality development.

XCMG equipment appears in 'The Wandering Earth 2'

'Having devoted myself to this trade for nearly 30 years, I deeply feel that scientific and technological innovation requires abandoning illusions and blazing our own path, and that the great power's heavy equipment must dare to take responsibility and stand firm between heaven and earth!'

As a representative of the manufacturing industry, Shan Zenghai said excitedly, 'We must implement the beautiful blueprint drawn up by the 20th National Congress of the Party step by step, one footprint at a time. We must keep the exhortation in mind, be grateful and forge ahead, and move forward firmly and continue striving along the direction guided by General Secretary Xi Jinping.'

Finally, Shan Zenghai said that this year also marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of XCMG. We will carry forward the red genes, develop and strengthen the real economy, our 'basic skill', dare to break new ground and excel in execution, 'lift' for the nation and 'raise power' for the great country, accelerate the building of a world-class enterprise, strive to scale the peak of global industry, and contribute wisdom and strength to advancing Chinese-style modernization.