The "China Guangcai Business Xinjiang Tour" event was held in Urumqi, resulting in an investment of over 45 billion yuan

China News Service, Urumqi, September 24 (Reporter Gou Jipeng) In Xinjiang in September, the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains are "feng" bright. On September 23, the main event conference of "China's Guangcai Cause Xinjiang Tour" was held in Urumqi. More than 300 representatives of private entrepreneurs from all over the country gathered in Xinjiang with projects, technologies and responsibilities, so that the Guangcai cause would benefit the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. The activities promoted 144 industrial investment projects with an intended investment amount of 45.1 billion yuan, 57 public welfare projects, and donations of 135 million yuan.

From cotton spinning workshops to chemical parks, from Gobi mining areas to retail shelves, industrial projects and measures to benefit the people vividly illustrate the responsibilities and practices of private enterprises in assisting the high-quality economic and social development of Xinjiang.

Build the industrial chain in the north and south of Tianshan Mountains

"The growth of an enterprise has always resonated with the national strategy." Chen Lei, vice president of China Guangcai Association and chairman of Tongkun Group Co., Ltd. (Tongkun Group), expressed the common aspirations of many private entrepreneurs who have taken root in Xinjiang. Over the past 30 years, under the guidance of the Guangcai spirit, more and more private enterprises have chosen to deeply deploy their industrial chains in Xinjiang, using real investment to build a solid industrial foundation for border development.

Since 2019, Tongkun Group has focused on its main business of chemical fiber and has laid out three raw material routes of "a drop of oil, a square of gas, and a lump of coal" in Xinjiang. It has successively established four major industrial bases in Alar, Korla, Shanshan, and Kuqa, and has embarked on an integrated development path that extends from downstream to upstream and strengthens and strengthens chains. "According to the plan, our total investment in Xinjiang is about 30 billion yuan. This year, we are expected to achieve an output value of about 10 billion yuan, with a cumulative tax payment of over 500 million yuan, creating employment for tens of thousands of people," Chen Lei said.

Echoing the in-depth layout of Tongkun Group in the field of chemical fiber, Shanghai Shuzhi World Industrial Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Shuzhi World Group) has achieved "Xinjiang speed" on the cotton spinning track. Liu Yiming, chairman of Shanghai Digital Intelligence World Group, said that since its establishment in 2021, the company has always been rooted in Xinjiang and deeply cultivated in Xinjiang. Based on Xinjiang’s high-quality cotton resource endowment, it has laid out the development of the entire industry chain, with operations in Urumqi, Kashgar, Alar, Ili, and Turpan. A total of over 17 billion yuan has been invested in Xinjiang and other places to build 5 specialized industrial parks, 8 production bases, and 28 digital and intelligent production workshops, forming an advanced cotton spinning production capacity of nearly 4 million spindles. It is the largest private enterprise in Xinjiang in the country's cotton spinning field in the past five years.

Use innovation to activate new momentum for development

If industrial investment is to build a solid framework for development, then technological innovation is to inject the blood of development. During this event, many private enterprises brought advanced technologies to Xinjiang, using innovation to empower the transformation and upgrading of local industries and enhance their "blood-making" capabilities for independent development.

Zhongsheng Technology (Jiangsu) Group Co., Ltd. (Zhongsheng Group) comes with hard-core technology to break the bottleneck of industrial development. In the field of new energy, the company has been researching polysilicon cold hydrogenation technology since 2008, converting highly polluting by-products in the production process into raw materials to achieve truly clean production in the solar energy industry. "Xinjiang's new energy industry has broad prospects and a solid foundation. The high-efficiency complete system of granular silicon jointly developed by us and Xinjiang enterprises can significantly reduce production energy consumption and comprehensive costs. Currently, these technical equipment have been widely covered by polysilicon production enterprises in Xinjiang, helping Xinjiang's photovoltaic industry reduce costs, increase efficiency, and develop green and low-carbon development." said Guo Hongxin, Party Secretary and Chairman of Zhongsheng Group.

Although it is far away from the border, digital technology is also showing great vitality in Xinjiang. Wumart Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Wumei Group), which is deeply engaged in domestic digital and intelligent omni-channel retail, is currently in-depth docking with local retail companies in Xinjiang such as Huijia, Youhao, and 8:30 convenience stores. From digital system transformation and intelligent loss prevention to smart cleaning and commercial robot implementation, it has reached an intention to sign a contract worth approximately 10 million yuan. "We hope that through technological empowerment, we can help local companies improve efficiency, reduce costs, and improve experience, and jointly help Xinjiang's consumer market improve quality and expand capacity, and stabilize employment." said Zhang Wenzhong, honorary vice president of China Guangcai Association and chairman of Wumart Group.

Let development results benefit people of all ethnic groups

Employment is the most basic livelihood. Shanghai Digital Intelligence World Group has directly created employment for more than 12,000 people in Xinjiang, of which ethnic minority employees account for more than 90%, providing tens of thousands of ethnic minority families with a stable source of income.

"The average monthly salary for front-line employees is 3,500 to 5,000 yuan, and the team leader's salary can be 6,000 to 12,000 yuan, which is a medium-to-high income level locally. In the past three years, more than 1,300 front-line employees have realized their dreams of buying cars and houses through stable employment." Liu Yiming said that in order to allow more farmers and herdsmen with no industrial experience to "change careers", the company has established a comprehensive training system, with an annual training volume of more than 500,000 people, so that compatriots of all ethnic groups can take up the job after short-term training and transform into modern industrial workers who understand technology and can operate.

Shanghai Ant Forest Ecological Green Development Foundation followed the Zhejiang aid team to Xinjiang in 2023, and joined hands with the China Greening Foundation to implement more than 2,000 acres of public welfare afforestation projects in Aksu, starting the process of taking root in Xinjiang to carry out ecological public welfare.

"We not only continue to contribute to the green barrier of the Taklimakan Desert, but also actively explore the comprehensive model of 'ecology + industry', relying on photovoltaics to develop shallow brackish water resources, using water-saving drip irrigation to cultivate Haloxylon ammodendron forest; interplanting Cistanche deserticola in the forest, simultaneously cultivating ecological forests into economic forests, allowing ecological management to The results benefit local people of all ethnic groups." Wang Xiaoying, secretary-general of Shanghai Ant Forest Ecological Green Development Foundation, said that in 2026, the foundation plans to invest 32.4 million yuan in public welfare funds to launch a number of ecological public welfare projects in Urumqi, Bazhou and other places, linking resources from all parties to increase investment in ecological public welfare in Xinjiang.

From industrial roots to technological empowerment, from job creation to ecological protection, more and more private enterprises are taking root in Xinjiang with industry, serving Xinjiang with innovation, and building Xinjiang with responsibility, allowing the glorious spirit to shine brighter in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains.