CDF Voice | Toshiaki Higashihara, Executive Chairman of Hitachi, Ltd.

Hello everyone. I am Toshiaki Higashihara, Executive Chairman of Hitachi, Ltd. I would like to congratulate CDF on this important milestone of its 25th anniversary.

CDF serves as a bridge between Chinese leaders and global leaders. We recognize that this is a very valuable platform for understanding China's important measures and sharing efforts to solve global issues through open dialogue. Hitachi has been participating in the program since 2012 and has consistently placed emphasis on CDF. Through exchanges with high-level leaders, we have gained many insights and strengthened our belief in China's prospects.

In 1979, Hitachi established an office in Beijing, China, and in 1981 established Fujian Hitachi Television Co., Ltd.,the first manufacturing joint venture of a Japanese company in China. For more than 40 years since then, we have expanded our business in line with China's development direction, and today we are actively developing our business in China in a wide range of fields, from social infrastructure to IT.

China is one of Hitachi's most important markets. Hitachi will promote solutions to social issues with “Digital,”“Green” and “Innovation” as the driving forces for growth. Through the information technology, control and operation technologies and products that we have cultivated over the years, we will continue to focus on our business in China, building on our ties with our good old friend, China.

Finally, I would like to express my sincere wishes for the further development of the CDF, the Development Research Centre of the State Council, and the China Development Research Foundation.

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