On July 11, Mr. Joan VALADOU, Consul General of France in Shanghai, led a delegation of officials from the Shanghai Consulate General, including the Consul for Political Affairs and Press, the Economic Counselor, the Commercial Consul, the Business Investment Office, and the Press Office, to visit Hangcha Group. Mr. Zhao Limin, Chairman and General Manager of Hangcha Group, Mr. Wu Jianxin, Assistant to the General Manager, Mr. Zhang Junjun, General Manager of Hangcha International, and others gave them a warm reception.

The delegation conducted on-site inspections of the production workshops of Hangcha's lithium battery, smart logistics, and core key components business segments, gaining a detailed understanding of the company's development. During the exchange, Consul General Valadou thanked the Hangcha team for their warm reception and said: Hangcha's long corporate history, rapid development, strong technological R&D capabilities, and advanced intelligent manufacturing capabilities are all deeply impressive. France, having been the European country attracting the most foreign investment for six consecutive years, has a sound investment environment and a superior strategic geographical location, and political and business exchanges between China and France are very close. Therefore, he hopes that Hangcha Group will be able to land more high-quality investment projects in France, and the Shanghai Consulate General is willing to provide its utmost support.

Chairman Zhao Limin welcomed the Consul General and his delegation and stated: Europe is the birthplace of Hangcha's overseas market expansion. As early as 2004, Hangcha Group carried out an industrial project cooperation with the French Manitou Group, laying a solid foundation for Hangcha's continued deep cultivation of the French market. As the Consul General said, during our team's research in France, we were also pleased to see the efficient and pragmatic working style of the French government in foreign investment affairs, which has strengthened our confidence in establishing a foothold in France and expanding into the European and even global markets. Hangcha will certainly take this visit by the Consul General as an opportunity to accelerate the pace of the company's international layout and set a new benchmark for China-France cooperation.