2024 WMC｜French Enterprises Grow with China's Development

南方财经全媒体集团首席记者施诗 合肥报道

The star exhibit at the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention—the French Company Alstom’s straddle monorail made a stunning debut. Approximately 26 meters long and weighing about 30 tons, the monorail can reach speeds of 80 km/h, with a construction period half that of subways, and cost only one-third as much. Additionally, the monorail features driverless operation. 

Alstom established a joint venture in Wuhu, Anhui province in 2014, called CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transport Systems Limited. The monorails have been launched for two lines in Wuhu. 

 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of China-France diplomatic relations, France was invited as the guest of honor at this year's WMC. China and France have established a solid cooperative relationship in various fields over decades of years. The investment and cooperation of French companies in China continue to grow, with over 2000 French enterprises currently operating in China.

Currently, an increasing number of French enterprises regard China as one of their key "hubs". French enterprises such as Schneider Electric, L'Oréal, Danone, Sanofi, and Airbus have established various "hubs" in China. Schneider Electric has proposed a "China Center" strategy, establishing R&D and manufacturing centers to support its business development in China. Airbus has set up an engineering center in Beijing, an innovation center in Shenzhen, and an R&D center in Suzhou. L'Oréal has also launched its first self-built global intelligent operations center in Suzhou. 

策划：于晓娜

监制：施诗

编辑：李依农

记者：施诗 杨雨莱

制作：李群

新媒体统筹：丁青云 曾婷芳 赖禧 黄达迅

海外运营监制: 黄燕淑

海外运营内容统筹: 黄子豪 

海外运营编辑：庄欢 吴婉婕 龙李华 张伟韬

出品：南方财经全媒体集团