OREANDA-NEWS. May 19, 2011. The central government held the Symposium of Enterprises Participating the Work to Aid Xinjiang in Urumchi. In the symposium, chairman Xu Lejiang of Baosteel Group Corporation introduced the efforts made by Baosteel and its affiliates to serve the development of Xinjiang, and pledged that Baosteel would earnestly fulfill its social responsibility and actively take part in the development and construction of Xinjiang so as to contribute to the leap-forward development of Xinjiang. In the afternoon of the same day, Xu Lejiang made a special trip to Bayi Steel to deliver the spirits of the symposium, and required Bayi Steel to seize the opportunity, give play to the industrial advantages and serve the development and construction of Xinjiang better, reported the press-centre of Baosteel.

In delivering the spirits, Xu Lejiang pointed out that this symposium was another important meeting following the central government's meeting of pooling the strength of the whole nation to aid Xinjiang. The central backbone enterprises, the relevant departments and commissions under the State Council, financial enterprises and some large enterprises in Xinjiang were invited to the symposium for special study on how the enterprises can aid the development and construction of Xinjiang, in particular the policy support, financial fund support and development planning related to how the enterprises can enter Xinjiang and participate the developments and construction of the industries such as mineral resources, coal chemical, oil and gas, light, electricity and water resources, machining, agriculture, forestry and livestock farming in Xinjiang were explored, with a view to make full use of the central and local enterprises' advantages in technology, fund and industrial processing to give full play to Xinjiang's advantages in resources and accelerate the economic construction and development of Xinjiang. Xu Lejiang also delivered in particular the spirits of the speeches made by member of the standing committee of the political bureau of CPC Central Committee and secretary of Political and Judiciary Commission under CPC Central Committee Zhou Yongkang, member of the standing committee of the political bureau of CPC Central Committee and deputy secretary of Political and Judiciary Commission under CPC Central Committee Wang Lequan and the six requirements raised by secretary of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee Zhang Chunxian for the enterprises' participation and aid to the development and construction of Xinjiang.

Xu Lejiang pointed out in his speech that Baosteel as a central enterprise must earnestly assume the historical responsibilities, exert the role of backbone and example to contribute to the economic development and the solidarity and harmony of each ethnic group in Xinjiang. He wished that Bayi Steel located in Xinjiang can seize the hard-won opportunity, speed up the construction of steel production base in southern Xinjiang, give play to its own advantages, drive at diversified development and internationalized development, develop the circumjacent markets and build Bayi Steel into a steelmaker in western region with international competitiveness. While actively participating the construction of Xinjiang, Bayi Steel can realize the leap-forward development of itself.

After the meeting, Xu Lejiang went to the construction site of blast furnace C and 150t converter in the new district of Bayi Steel to learn about the construction of the projects on the spot.