PARIS, May 7, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- This is a report from Xinhuanet:
A forum focused on fostering people-to-people and cultural
exchanges between China and
France was held in Paris on May 4.
The event was co-organized by Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese
Embassy in France, and Publicis
Groupe. During the forum, Liu Qihong, Director of China Southern
Power Grid (CSG), delivered a keynote speech highlighting his
company's efforts in pioneering Chinese-style modernization in
collaboration with the firm's French partners.
Mr. Liu underlined the importance of collaboration between CSG
and French entities in the power sector, especially among the
utilities themselves, research institutions, and other
organizations in the industry chain. He noted that such
partnerships in management and technological benchmarking would
enhance CSG's expansion into the European market. He stressed that
the collaborations would improve CSG's technology, operations,
resource management, human resources, brand image, and corporate
culture, ultimately boosting its international operational
capabilities. He expressed a collective ambition to promote green,
low-carbon, sustainable development and the creation of a global
community with a shared future.
Over the years, CSG has upheld robust exchange and collaboration
ties with the EDF Group, RTE (France's transmission system operator), and
Enedis. To further broaden the scope of engagement with European
power industry peers, CSG established the European Regional
Development Department. At the forum, CSG unveiled the bilingual
Chinese-French edition of its "Report on the New Practices of
Chinese-style Modernization by CSG". The French version of the
promotional film "Walk Before the Light" also made its debut at the
venue.
During the forum, Eric Alauzet, Chairman of the France-China
Friendship Group of the French National Assembly, highlighted the
crucial role of culture as a bond between the distinct
civilizations of France and
China. He noted that since
establishing diplomatic ties, the two nations have enjoyed deep
cultural exchanges that have spurred cooperation and development
across multiple sectors, including economic and trade partnerships
and joint efforts in addressing climate change. France and China have achieved a series of notable
accomplishments through these collaborative efforts.
In conjunction with the forum's relevant themes, Chen Zexin,
representing CSG, participated in the "Opportunity in China - Dialogue with France" salon seminar held on the same day. As
a former student in France who was
present for the conclusion of the Paris Agreement, Chen highlighted
the significance of deepening China-France
cooperation in energy transformation to combat climate change. He
recognized France's critical role
in advancing global climate governance, and expressed confidence
that through Sino-French collaboration, more effective strategies
could be developed to promote the low-carbon transition of energy
and address global climate issues.
Founded on December 29, 2002, CSG
provides power supply services to approximately 1 million square
kilometers, serving a population of 272 million in Southern China, with nearly 50% of its energy
generation coming from non-fossil sources. The company has made
significant advances in digital grid, high-voltage transmission,
pumped storage, and virtual power plant technologies. For many
years, CSG has been ranked among the world's top 500 companies,
demonstrating global leadership and contributing to the achievement
of carbon peaking and neutrality goals.
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