The Fourth Conference of Great Business Partners, organized by the People’s Government of Shandong Province, opened in Jinan on October 30. Huang Xiangmo, Chairman of the Board of Yuhu Group Hong Kong, attended the event and delivered a keynote speech.

The opening ceremony featured a keynote address by Lin Wu, Secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, who officially declared the conference open. The event was presided over by Zhou Naixiang, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor, with Ge Huijun, Chairperson of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference, in attendance. An Lijia, Vice Chairperson of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, delivered a speech, and Yang Dongqi, Vice Chairperson and Party Group Secretary of the Provincial People’s Congress, was also present. In his speech titled “Shandong: The Spiritual Home for Chinese Enterprises Practicing Confucian Business Culture,” Huang Xiangmo briefly introduced Yuhu Group Hong Kong’s corporate philosophy of “A business of appreciation, A story of kind intention,” emphasizing the company's commitment to practicing Confucian business values.

In his speech, Huang Xiangmo stated: Yuhu Group has consistently regarded Shandong as a key investment region. Through multiple rounds of communication with provincial and municipal leaders of Shandong and Jinan, as well as relevant departments, both parties have largely reached a consensus to advance cooperation in three key aspects. First, accelerating the establishment of Yuhu Cold Chain trading centre in Shandong to enhance the province’s cold chain logistics infrastructure. Second, expanding the scope of collaboration by working with the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and various cities and counties to conduct comprehensive cooperation with Yuhu Cold Chain, facilitating the entry of Shandong’s agricultural products into Yuhu Group’s global supply chain and setting a benchmark for national agricultural development. Third, fully leveraging Yuhu Cold Chain’s pivotal role in the global food supply chain to collaborate with leading agricultural enterprises in Shandong, jointly advancing value-added services such as supply chain optimization, transaction empowerment, and supply chain finance.

The keynote session of the conference was presided over by Song Junji, Vice Governor of Shandong Province.

Fellow speakers included Yu Xubo, Chairman of China General Technology (Group) Holding; Zhang Tao, General Manager of China National Nuclear Corporation; Xue Qikun, President of Southern University of Science and Technology; Yu Yingtao, Chairman of Tsinghua Unisplendour and President & CEO of New H3C Group; Yoon Do-seon, Global Vice President of CJ Group and President of CJ China; Pan Yongchang, the first foreign-born Speaker of the Immigrant Council of Rome and Executive Chairman of the Global Political, Business and Enterprise Exchange Alliance; and Jia Shaoqian, Chairman of Hisense Group Holding.