On September 18, Doszhan Ualdinovich Musaliev, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, led an official delegation to China for inspection and exchanges. The visit aimed to advance the implementation of cooperative projects between Kazakhstan and Guodong Group, conduct on-site inspection of project progress, and learn about Guodong Group’s comprehensive strength and project delivery capacity. Lu Jie, Founder, Chairman and President of the Group, and other senior leaders extended a warm reception. The two sides held in-depth discussions and jointly toured Guodong East China Equipment Manufacturing Base.

(The two sides held discussions at the Group Headquarters)

On the afternoon of the same day, Deputy Minister Musaliev and his entourage visited Guodong Group Headquarters, followed by bilateral talks. Chairman Lu Jie warmly welcomed the delegation led by Deputy Minister Musaliev. He gave a detailed introduction to Guodong Group’s development in communication infrastructure, communication equipment manufacturing, digital and intelligent informatization, as well as the progress of the communication tower construction project along highways and railways in Kazakhstan. Both sides conducted in-depth discussions on the construction progress of ongoing projects in Kazakhstan, demand for communication infrastructure in Central Asia, and planning for deeper cooperation in the future.

After the forum, the delegation visited Guodong East China Equipment Manufacturing Base to gain an in-depth understanding of the Group’s technical reserves and production capacity in communication equipment manufacturing. Zhao Jinhua, Base Director, introduced the full-chain integrated system of R&D, production and delivery built by Guodong Group. During the inspection, the delegation also connected via video link to Guodong South China Equipment Manufacturing Base to remotely observe production processes including hot-dip galvanizing, steel structure fabrication and communication tower & mast manufacturing.

(Group photo of both sides)

Deputy Minister Musaliev spoke highly of Guodong Group’s equipment manufacturing strength, standardized management and international layout. He stated that Kazakhstan is vigorously advancing the development of artificial intelligence and digital economy and accelerating the implementation of theDigital Kazakhstanstrategy. Through this on-site inspection, he directly experienced Guodong Group’s integrated support capacity ranging from communication equipment manufacturing to engineering construction, affirming Guodong as a trustworthy partner for Kazakhstan. He expressed full confidence in the prospects of the Kazakhstan project. Upon returning home, he will report the findings of this visit to relevant Kazakh authorities. He looks forward to joint efforts to deliver the cooperation project with high quality and lift Kazakhstan’s digital infrastructure to a new level.

At present, Guodong’s construction project in Kazakhstan is in full swing. Guodong’s project team stationed in Kazakhstan recently held a mobilization and deployment meeting themed"Pool Strength for Tough Battles, Expand Footprint in Central Asia". Centered on the core task of building thousands of communication towers along highways and railways nationwide across Kazakhstan, the team has deployed resources covering Kazakhstan’s 17 regions and 3 municipalities. Survey teams composed of key construction and maintenance personnel from provincial subsidiaries have been dispatched to ensure the project is implemented in strict compliance with construction standards in an orderly manner. All teams responded promptly and rushed to their respective posts. To date, surveys for hundreds of sites have been completed, and construction works of each bid section are steadily moving forward. Going forward, the Kazakhstan team will carry forward the fine ethos of Guodong Spirit, closely track key milestones, enforce rigorous quality control, fully safeguard construction progress and standards, and strive for early completion and commissioning of the project.

(Mobilization and deployment meeting held by Guodong Group’s project team in Kazakhstan)

This in-depth exchange between Guodong Group and the delegation from Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development marks another important interaction between China and Kazakhstan to push forward the implementation of cooperative projects, following the signing ceremony witnessed by President Tokayev during his visit to China in July between the Group and TransTeleCom. It further consolidates the foundation for both sides to deepen cross-continental cooperation and jointly build the Digital Silk Road. Moving ahead, both parties will closely monitor project construction progress and translate consensus reached during the talks into tangible results. Guodong Group will press ahead with the Kazakhstan project with the fighting spirit embodied in the mottoThree Thousand Towers Rise to Forge a Sky Network; Guodong Connects the Silk Road across Ten Thousand Miles. Each communication tower will stand as a bridge of friendship linking the peoples of the two countries. Guodong will take concrete actions to support the building of the China-Kazakhstan community with a shared future and continuously contribute its strength to high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Other attendees of the event include: Daulet Kasymbekov, Deputy Director of the Republican State Enterprise (RSE) "National Radio Frequency Service" under the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Aigerim Ruslanovna Rysmetova, Assistant to the Deputy Minister; Tan Wei, General Manager of President’s Office & M&A Management Department of Guodong Group; Mahejiang Mahebiati, Deputy General Manager of Guodong Kazakhstan; and Xin Xueqi, Secretary to the Chairman.