In autumn, Hixih industrial park is beautiful. On August 22th morning, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Li Zhaoxing and his wife accompanied by Cui Honggang came to our company to have a visit. Yanzhou Party Committee Tian Zhifeng, mayor Zhang Yuhua, and some leaders and Chairman Niu Yishun and executive director Niu Teng welcomed Li Zhaoxing.

Taking a tour bus, Li Zhaoxing visited excitedly steel wire rope workshop, tire shop and the Hixih home. At the galvanized steel wire rope plant processes, Li asked in detail about the production process of wire rope and performance; in passenger car tire plant, Li stopped to watch the product display area and forming processes, and we have the international leading level, for Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Ferrari, Bentley and other cars matching the world's top high tires. He fully affirmed the development of "global vision, vertex position" ideas; In the Hixih Home Li Zhaoxing praised that the Chairman did not forget the staff and they could live in this clean, quiet and fully furnished living quarters. When he heard that earlier this year, former U.S. President George Bush has made a special trip to come to Hixih Group, and Li Zhaoxing very pleased. He visited the villa of the Chairman, and fully affirmed the invitation of President Bush to visit China on business development practical handling and long-term significance. He said that it won glory for Shandong and the country.

In the VIP meeting room on the fifth floor, Li Zhaoxing had a cordial conversation with the Chairman Niu Yishun and Executive Director Niu Teng. He asked in detail about the business process, Hixih production and management as well as Pirelli, Goodyear and other Fortune 500 companies joint venture process and the implementation of the enterprise, "Labor Contract Law", unions, the party's building problems listening to the views of Chairman. Li Zhaoxing gave a high evaluation on Chairman’ advanced concept, open thought and outstanding sense of social responsibility. He pointed out, through the joint venture with Fortune 500 companies, with only 20 years across the world rubber industry 100 years of development history, remarkable and impressive. He hoped that Hixih Group would make persistent efforts to become into a world-renowned multinational corporation.