December 3 to 7, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Fang Hongbo, chairman and president of Midea Group, during a visit to China on December 6 at the Fortune Global Forum in Guangzhou. The two sides exchanged views on U.S. cooperation in Canada Market performance and progress of cooperation projects and look forward to further exchanges in the future to establish more cooperation in such fields as artificial intelligence, automation and robotics.
At the meeting, Prime Minister Trudeau sent an invitation: "Canada hopes that the United States will invest in it." He said Canada attaches great importance to the development of six major industries, including digitalization and advanced manufacturing, and will vigorously conduct research and implementation in the field of artificial intelligence Talent Strategy Fang Hongbo expressed his sincere gratitude to Prime Minister Trudeau for his invitation, saying that Canada's investment in the artificial intelligence industry is well known all over the world, coinciding with the dual-purpose strategy of "smart home + smart manufacturing" of the United States.
At the core of 'intelligent' is the extension of the concept of perfect human-computer interaction to life, manufacturing, logistics and medical fields. Through "double wisdom strategy", human beings are returned to the essence of creating and enjoying beautiful life. The traditional sense of the appliance business for the Internet, AI, robotics and other fields in-depth development, the United States will seek unlimited possibilities for the future.
As early as 2006, Midea registered its branch office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Midea promoted in Canada with more than 500,000 annual sales of consumer appliances starting in 2014. From January to October 2017, Midea not only achieved in Canada US $ 170 million in sales and an increasing number of overseas patents covering Canada, based on the dual-strategy strategy and adhering to the three strategic axes of "leading products, efficiency-driven and global operations", and in recent years the pace of globalization in the United States has been accelerating. From R & D, production to personnel, management ... Every ring is steadily moving forward. Now, Midea owns several branches overseas and, through advanced strategies, places such areas as artificial intelligence (AI), chips, sensors and smart robots Investment, for the transformation of enterprises provide a solid technical foundation.
Standing on the pinnacle of globalization, the United States has taken the initiative to work together with partners at home and abroad to form a broader synergy effect.With cooperation with the giants such as KUKA, Gaochuang and Yasukawa, the United States will continue to embrace the new type of global partnership through open and inclusive conception, Multidimensional complementary advantages and strategic cooperation to explore the application of more intelligent scenarios and innovative possibilities of human-computer collaboration. In the future, Midea will continue to take the opportunities of globalization and innovate with the world in the spirit of "open cooperation" win.