Thongloun Sisoulith, General-Secretary of the LPRP Central Committee and President of Lao PDR, Paying a Visit to Chongqing

老挝人革党中央总书记、国家主席通伦来渝访问考察

△ 参观内陆国际物流枢纽展示中心。

From June 19 to 21, a delegation led by Thongloun Sisoulith, General-Secretary of the LPRP Central Committee and President of Lao PDR, paid a visit to Chongqing. For two and a half days, the delegation led by Thongloun visited the Seres Liangjiang Smart Factory to learn about the advanced smart manufacturing process of private enterprises in Chongqing. Later, they visited the Hongyan Revolutionary History Museum to gain a deeper understanding of the important contributions made by the Southern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Anti-Fascist War. Then, they visited the Zhongyi Township Primary School, Chuxin College, Huaxi Village Party and Public Affairs Center, Chuxin Yard in Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, and learned about  poverty alleviation in remote mountainous areas of Chongqing. Finally, they visited the Exhibition Center of Inland International Logistics Hub, attended the Reception Ceremony of the Lao Railway of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, and witnessed the unpacking of Lao goods in Chongqing on site.

On the morning of June 19, the delegation arrived in the Seres Liangjiang Smart Factory. The factory was officially put into operation in 2019 and there are four major process workshops in it, namely, the workshops for “stamping, welding, painting, and final assembly”. The factory is equipped with over 1000 advanced industrial robots and was awarded the “Lighthouse Factory” in Chongqing in 2021. Thongloun visited various workshops in the factory carefully and was very happy to learn that more than 400 new energy vehicles had been sold to Laos last year. He also sat in the driver’s seat of an AITO M5 vehicle and experienced the performance of it in person. He stated that the world was promoting the use of new energy vehicles and he believed that Laos’ demand for new energy vehicles would continue to increase in the future. He hoped that Seres can further expand its market in Laos.

In the afternoon, Thongloun went to Hongyan Revolutionary History Museum to visit the former site of the Southern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army Office in Chongqing and other revolutionary sites. He walked into the place where the older generation of proletarian revolutionists, such as Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, used to work. He visited the office and learned about the items they used while listening carefully to the introduction, experiencing the great spirit of Hongyan on the spot. “Hongyan Revolutionary History Museum is of great historical significance. It can let us and our future generations truly experience the twists and turns of Chinese revolution under the leadership of the CPC. And under the leadership of the CPC, the Chinese people have won the final victory. I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations on this. I hope that the Hongyan Revolutionary History Museum and the Spirit of Hongyan can be inherited.” After the visit, He wrote down this message.

On June 20, the delegation visited Shizhu County, and went to Zhongyi Township Primary School, Chuxin College, Huaxi Village Party and Public Affairs Center, Chuxin Yard. Entering the classrooms and student dormitories of Zhongyi Township Primary School, he asked about the details of education, teaching, logistical supporting of the school, and interacted with the children in a friendly manner. At Chuxin College and Huaxi Village Party and Public Affairs Center, Thongloun had a detailed understanding of local industrial development, well-being guarantee, transportation, and digital rural construction. At the Chuxin Yard, Thongloun chatted with Ma Peiqing, an elderly Party member and his family affectionately, listening to their stories about poverty alleviation in recent years. Thongloun said that the guiding principles of General-Secretary Xi Jinping’s “Two Assurances and Three Guarantees” has been well implemented here, and it is now developing steadily. The experience for the development of Huaxi Village in Zhongyi Township has great reference significance for Laos, and they wished the villagers of Huaxi Village all the best.

At 10:40 am on June 21, at the Tuanjiecun Railway Container Center Station in Chongqing, Thongloun attended the Reception Ceremony of the Lao Railway of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. Subsequently, he arrived at the Chongqing Land Port of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor and witnessed the unpacking of bananas and tapioca from Laos on site. On the morning of the same day, he also visited the Exhibition Center of Inland International Logistics Hub to learn about the opening-up history of Chongqing and the significant achievements made by Chongqing in building an inland international logistics hub and a pioneer of inland openness.

Photo/The Foreign Affairs Office of the Chongqing Municipal Government

6月19日至21日，老挝人革党中央总书记、国家主席通伦率老挝代表团在重庆访问考察。两天半的时间里，通伦参访赛力斯两江智慧工厂，考察重庆民营企业先进的智能制造工艺流程；参访红岩革命纪念馆，深入了解中共中央南方局为抗日战争和反法西斯战争作出的重要贡献；调研石柱土家族自治县中益乡小学、初心学院、华溪村党群中心、初心小院，实地考察重庆边远山区农村脱贫致富情况；参观内陆国际物流枢纽展示中心，出席陆海新通道老挝班列接车仪式，现场见证老挝商品在重庆开箱。

19日上午，通伦一行来到赛力斯两江智慧工厂。该工厂于2019年正式投产，拥有“冲压、焊装、涂装、总装”四大工艺车间，配备1000余台先进工业机器人，获评2021年重庆“灯塔工厂”。通伦认真了解工厂各个车间的生产情况，得知赛力斯去年有400余台新能源汽车销往老挝时，他十分高兴，还坐上一辆AITO问界M5汽车的驾驶位，亲身体验汽车性能。他表示，全世界都在提倡使用新能源汽车，相信老挝未来对新能源汽车的需求也会持续增加，希望赛力斯能够进一步拓展老挝市场。

19日下午，通伦前往红岩革命纪念馆，参观中共中央南方局暨八路军驻重庆办事处旧址等革命遗址。他走进毛泽东、周恩来等老一辈无产阶级革命家曾经办公的地方，参观他们曾经使用的办公用品、桌椅床柜，认真听取讲解，实地感受伟大的红岩精神。“红岩革命纪念馆具有非常重要的历史意义，它可以让我们和我们的后代看到中国共产党领导下的中国革命走过的曲折蜿蜒的道路，并且在中国共产党的领导下，中国人民取得最后的胜利。我对此表示衷心祝贺。希望红岩革命纪念馆和红岩精神能够继续延续和保持下去。”参观结束后，他写下这段留言。

20日，通伦一行走进石柱县，先后到中益乡小学、初心学院、华溪村党群中心、初心小院考察调研。走进中益乡小学的教室、学生宿舍，他详细询问学校的教育教学、后勤保障等情况，并与孩子们亲切互动。在初心学院、华溪村党群中心，通伦详细了解当地的产业发展、民生保障、交通出行、数字乡村建设等情况。来到初心小院，通伦亲切地与老党员马培清老人一家拉家常，听他们讲述近年来脱贫致富的故事。通伦说，这里很好地贯彻了习近平总书记“两不愁三保障”的指示精神，如今发展得很好。中益乡华溪村的发展经验对老挝很有借鉴意义，祝福华溪村的村民平安幸福。

21日上午10时40分，在重庆团结村铁路集装箱中心站，通伦出席了陆海新通道老挝班列接车仪式。随后，他来到陆海新通道重庆无水港，见证来自老挝的香蕉、木薯粉现场开箱。当天上午，他还参观了内陆国际物流枢纽展示中心，了解重庆的开放沿革，以及重庆建设内陆国际物流枢纽和内陆开放高地所取得的显著成果。

△ 6月21日，重庆团结村铁路集装箱中心站，中老铁路老挝（万象）—中国（重庆）专列接车仪式。

老挝党中央办公厅、国家主席府、外交部、中联部、农林部、公共工程运输部、计划投资部老中合委会及驻华大使馆有关负责人，中共中央对外联络部副部长郭业洲，重庆市委副书记李明清参加。市政府外办主任王雯、副主任周毅陪同老挝代表团在渝活动。