On the morning of September 29, Chen Dexin, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Chairman of China Minmetals, held a cordial meeting in Beijing with Zhao Qiansen, winner of the welding competition at the 48th WorldSkills Competition and an employee of China MCC 19 Group Corp. Ltd., and the competition team. He extended warm congratulations to Zhao Qiansen on winning the gold medal and bringing honor to the country, and expressed heartfelt gratitude to the experts, coaches, and the entire support team. China Minmetals executives Cheng Yong and He Jianbo attended the meeting.

Chen Dexin pointed out that this WorldSkills Competition has attracted worldwide attention. General Secretary Xi Jinping personally supported and advanced preparations for the event, approved China’s bid to host it, and sent a special congratulatory letter for its opening, demonstrating the great importance he attaches to the Competition. China Minmetals has successively won an impressive record of 4 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 3 Medallions for Excellence at the WorldSkills Competition. Winning the championship again in this edition of the competition fully demonstrates the patriotism, resilient character, and superb skills of China Minmetals’ younger generation, and also reflects a strong awareness of the broader interests, dedication, and solid work style of the expert and coaching teams. This is an honor for China Minmetals and an example for all cadres and employees to learn from.

Chen Dexin stressed that we must continue to thoroughly study the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important letter of congratulation. As we build a Minmetals-style modern industrial system that is independent, controllable, safe, reliable and highly competitive, we shall attach great importance to fostering the skilled talent workforce, and give full play to high-caliber skilled personnel, master craftsmen and national-level master artisans. It is necessary to vigorously promote the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmanship, quickly set off an upsurge across the entire system of learning from the champion and the competition team, guide more young people onto the path of achieving success through skills and serving the country through skills, and comprehensively foster a strong atmosphere in which labor is glorious, skills are valuable, and creation is great. We shall further optimize the environment for cultivating skilled talent, introduce more practical measures in areas such as platform building, funding support, and venue improvement, and provide all-round support and safeguards for the growth and success of skilled talent. We shall also improve the working system for skilled talent, strengthen full-cycle management covering training, utilization, evaluation, and incentives, and ensure that outstanding talent has a platform to get things done, room to grow, and promising prospects for development.

Zhao Qiansen and the competition team unanimously expressed their heartfelt gratitude for the care and support of the Party Leadership Group of China Minmetals. They said they would take this WorldSkills Competition as an opportunity to bring the WorldSkills standards back and pass on the training spirit, stay true to their original aspirations, forge ahead, and continue to achieve new results in their respective posts, contributing to the high-quality development of China Minmetals.

Liu Jingfeng, head of the expert group for the WorldSkills welding competition, and Zhou Shuchun, head of the coaching group, as well as the Assistant General Manager of China Minmetals, and heads of relevant headquarters departments and relevant enterprises, attended the meeting.