Forging Ahead for Five Years, Standing at the Forefront; Innovating for the Future, Opening a New Chapter | Zhejiang Wuchan Zhongda-Xi'an Jiaotong University Cable Research Institute Holds Council Meeting

Zetastone Cable | March 10, 2026, 19:16 | Zhejiang

On March 9, the Wuchan Zhongda-Xi'an Jiaotong University Cable Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as the "Cable Research Institute") held a council meeting. The meeting was chaired by Wang Tingge, Chairman of the Council of the Cable Research Institute. Hu Min, Vice President and Party Committee Member of Wuchan Zhongda Group; Zhu Qingbo, Chairman and Party Committee Secretary of Wuchan Zhongda Industrial; Yin Chang, Vice Chairman, General Manager and Deputy Party Committee Secretary; Yang Zhaowen, Chairman and Party Committee Secretary of Zetastone Cable; members of the Council of the Cable Research Institute; and relevant representatives of Zetastone Cable attended the meeting.

At the meeting, Chen Wanfang, Secretary-General of the Council of the Cable Research Institute, delivered a work report to the Council, comprehensively reviewing the achievements made by the Council in various areas since 2021.

First, it has upheld strategic guidance and anchored the direction of development. It has closely followed strategic requirements, accurately positioned itself around the 14th Five-Year Plan, and organically integrated strategic objectives with concrete measures. Second, it has adhered to innovation-driven development and strengthened core support. It has deepened industry-university-research integration, improved innovation incentive mechanisms, promoted close alignment between technology R&D and market demand, translated scientific and technological achievements into practical productive forces, and addressed technical pain points in the industry. Third, it has promoted coordinated empowerment and built development synergy. By giving full play to the Council's role as a bridge and link, coordinating resources from all parties, and building a five-in-one innovation ecosystem integrating government, industry, academia, research and application, it has gathered strong momentum for enterprise development. Fourth, it has remained market-oriented and optimized the development path. Starting from market demand, it has optimized business models, expanded market space, focused on emerging fields, promoted diversified development, and enhanced market competitiveness and risk resilience. Fifth, it has placed talent at the foundation and consolidated the basis for development. It has attached importance to talent cultivation and recruitment, improved talent incentive mechanisms, and built a high-quality professional talent team, thereby providing talent support for corporate innovation and development as well as digital transformation.

Wang Tingge delivered a concluding speech on behalf of the Council of the Cable Research Institute. He first recognized the significant progress made by the wire and cable industry in foundational innovation and business model improvement, and emphasized that the Cable Research Institute should fully play its core role as a think tank and comprehensively empower the high-quality development of the wire and cable business. In the face of the artificial intelligence wave, he noted that AI has gone beyond being merely a tool and has become an indispensable intelligent agent for enterprise survival and development. He called on the Council to carry out a dedicated research project titled "AI-Empowered Intelligent Manufacturing for the Wire and Cable Industry," conduct in-depth analysis of industry trends and application scenarios, accurately explore the transformation opportunities and pathways for Zetastone Cable, and use forward-looking research outcomes to lead the intelligent upgrading of the industry, fully supporting Zetastone Cable in moving toward the ranks of world-class enterprises.

Hu Min pointed out that, at the intersection of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, the company should strengthen planning and seize opportunities with a forward-looking strategic vision. It should closely follow policy guidance and actively take the lead in undertaking Zhejiang Province's "Pioneer" and "Leading Goose" science and technology programs, driving the high-quality development of the cable industry through high-level R&D and innovation.

Zhu Qingbo proposed that the Cable Research Institute should deepen government-enterprise collaboration, connect with authoritative international resources, and empower the wire and cable industry to consolidate its manufacturing foundation, build a technical system, and expand its global perspective, thereby promoting the industry's advancement into high-barrier and high-value-added fields.

Participants then exchanged views and offered targeted suggestions on foundational research and technological innovation in wires and cables, the application of emerging technologies such as AI across the full lean production process, global market layout, talent recruitment and development, and industry-university-research collaboration.

With the call of a new journey sounded and the blueprint for a new stage drawn, the Cable Research Institute will adopt a more pragmatic work style and a stronger spirit of innovation to inject powerful momentum into the high-quality development of the Group's high-end manufacturing segment.