2017 China Merchants C Blue Training Program Held its Grand Closing Ceremony
November 10th, 2017, 2017 China Merchants C Blue Training Program held its grand closing ceremony at China Merchants Port Plaza in Shekou, Shenzhen. 28 participants from 13 countries along the “Belt and Road” Initiative succeeded in graduation.
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka Embassy in China, Mr. Karunasena Kodituwakku, Ambassador of Tanzania Embassy in China, Mr. MbelwaKairuki, Deputy Director of China Merchants Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation Work and Deputy Secretary General of China Merchants Charitable Foundation (“CMCF”), Ms. Huang Yi, Secretary of Shenzhen Polytechnic, Mr. Chen Qiuming, Vice President of Shenzhen Polytechnic, Ms. Li Yue, Assistant General Manager of China Merchants Group International Business Department Mr. Yu Liang, Managing Director of China Merchants Port Holding Co., Ltd.(“CMPort”), Mr. Bai Jingtao, Deputy General Manager of CMPort, Mr. Yan Gang, Deputy General Manager of CMPort, Mr. Lu Yongxin, Deputy General Manager of CMPort, Mr. Li Yubin, and all 2017 C Blue trainees attended the ceremony which chaired by the General Manager of CMPort’s International Division Mr. Gui Dong.
As the representative of CMCF, Ms. Huang Yi extended her congratulation to the trainees and explained the meaning of C Blue. As she said, C is the initial of China Merchants and indicates care, companion, and cooperation, and it also pronounces the same as See as to open eyes; as for the Blue, it is the color of ocean which connects the continents. According to Ms. Huang, China Merchants would like to establish friendship with people from different countries through the program and to share love, dreams, passion and knowledge to this wonderful world.
On behalf of Shenzhen Polytechnic, Mr. Chen Qiuming reviewed the trainees’ on-campus experience, including their participation of Taichi, Chinese Calligraphy and other Chinese cultural activities. As Mr. Chen said, based on the established collaborative relationship with 134 overseas universities and institutes from 23 countries and regions, the institution is determined to speed up its internationalization by seeking more extensive cooperation of education and training with more countries worldwide. It also looks forward to more opportunities to work with world class enterprises such as China Merchants. At the end of his speech, he expressed his sincere wishes to program participants.
On behalf of 2017 C Blue trainees, Ms. Kristina Gontier from Lithuania extended her heartfelt appreciation to the C Blue team and shared her feelings and gains. Kristina said, she cherished the training opportunity provided by China Merchants and agreed with its philosophy of “valued sharing” in the global scope, and she would bring what she has learnt in C Blue back to her country and let more people understand China as well as China Merchants.
Mr. Karunasena Kodituwakku, Ambassador of Sri Lanka Embassy in China said he valued the partnership between China and Sri Lanka and appreciated China’s active role in South Asia’s infrastructure construction and economic progress. He believed China Merchants’ investments on Sri Lanka’s ports would bring benefits to both countries as well as to the region.
Mr. MbelwaKairuki, Ambassador of Tanzania Embassy in China extended his sincere congratulation to the trainees and expressed gratitude to the training program for its well arrangements and to China Merchants for its contribution to his country’s economic development and social progress. He also appreciated the “Belt and Road” Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping and hoped that Tanzania could be more involved. In his speech, he regarded C Blue as a global platform to enable talents to communicate, learn and contribute to the world.
The Managing Director of CMPort, Mr. Bai Jingtao, said, “C Blue is a high-intensity port-and-shipping related global training program. With strong support from China Merchants Group and others, the program receives great success and has already become a brand for CMPort. It enables us to meet friends from afar and opened a window for the company to the world. With C Blue, our road towards becoming a world’s leading comprehensive port service provider will be more solid.”
Sponsored by CMCF, host by CMPort and organized by Shenzhen Polytechnic, 2017 C Blue Training Program started on October 16th, 2017 and last for 4 weeks. It is one of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects for CMPort, China Merchants Group’s subsidiary, to practice the enterprise mission - promoting social progress through commercial success - in countries along the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road.”The purpose of this CSR project is to train more leading talents in port and shipping industry. This is the second time for the company to offer industry-related training courses to foreign countries, as the first was held at Shanghai Maritime University in 2016. Compared with the edition of last year, 2017 C Blue achieved promotion in three main perspectives. Firstly, the amount of countries involved increased from 7to 13. Secondly, the background of C Blue instructors this year is more diverse, since the program invited experts and leaders from higher education institutions, Ministry of Transport of China, Shenzhen Municipal Government, international consulting firms, and China Merchants. Last but not least, the field studies are more abundant this year as trainees visited 12 enterprises and governmental departments in Zhangzhou, Xiamen and Beijing respectively.
The success of 2017 C Blue is believed to enhance China Merchants’ global influence and explicate CMPort’s will to connect the world. The collaboration between CMPort and Shenzhen Polytechnic is also deepened via this program. As for the trainees, they have scored fruitful achievements and will be able to utilize the knowledge and experience gained from C Blue to bolster and accelerate the development of port and shipping industry in their own countries, which further reinforces the bond among countries along the “Belt and Road” Initiative.
