Today, Siemens Chairman, President and CEO Bolleren met with Liao Lin, Chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, in Beijing and signed a memorandum on establishing a strategic partnership between Siemens AG and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. In the future, both parties will better integrate their advantages in finance, industry and technology, continue to play the role of leading Chinese and German enterprises, promote Sino-German industrial cooperation, and jointly serve global customers. As the chairman of the Sino-German Economic Advisory Committee, Siemens and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China are each other's important partners. The two parties have in-depth cooperation in the fields of financing, global treasury management, digitalization, low-carbonization and other fields. They jointly serve the development of technology-based and manufacturing enterprises and promote the intelligent and green transformation of industry and infrastructure. Siemens will leverage its technological advantages and global business network resources to work with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to support dialogue, communication, exchanges and cooperation between enterprises of the two countries and promote more practical results.
On February 2, WAGO China Innovation Center grandly opened in Wuqing Development Zone, Tianjin. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of Vanco Group, the completion of the center marks a new stage of its localization strategy after nearly 30 years of deep exploration in the Chinese market. Local government representatives, WAGO's global and Asia-Pacific management, chamber of commerce representatives and national partners witnessed this moment. At the celebration, relevant leaders of Tianjin Wuqing Economic and Technological Development Zone said that as an important strategic partner, Vango's innovation center will inject innovative momentum into regional industrial upgrading and the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.
In his New Year's address in 2026, the country's top leader summarized my country's achievements in scientific and technological innovation, emphasized the importance of innovation and creation, and pointed out the practical path of "relying on innovation to empower high-quality development". High-quality development is driven primarily by innovation. Breakthroughs in scientific and technological innovation continuously open up broad prospects for improving the quality of development and expanding its scope. In recent years, my country's science and technology have become deeply integrated with industry, resulting in a surge of innovative achievements. Innovation and creation have spurred new types of productivity and enriched our lives.
In the 2026 Spring Festival Gala, the robots in the "Dance BOT" program will once again redefine global audiences' understanding of robotics with a set of fluid drunken boxing moves and a stunning backflip. The continuous backflips exceeding 3 meters in height and the millisecond-level coordination of dozens of robots are not only a visual feast but also a microcosm of the evolution of robotics technology in China. However, as the industry consensus states, the perfect performance on the Spring Festival Gala stage is essentially a meticulously choreographed "demonstration project." When the spotlight goes out, whether these steel dancers can complete their mission in a factory with complex lighting and rugged terrain, in a real world full of variables and unstructured processes, is the real "test" that determines the industry's value.
