On March 17th, 2022 local time in Dominica, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Run, together with his wife, Ms. Duan Yanni, accompanied by Counsellor of the Economic and Trade Department, Director of the Political Information Department and Director of Consular Section, visited Ningshing DJM Footwear Base in Santiago, Dominica. This was the third time that Ambassador Zhang Run visited DJM following the groundbreaking ceremony in 2018 and inspection of the production line in 2019. Executive Director Fu Hong, General Manager Zhang Liang, and all employees of DJM warmly greeted them.
Ambassador Zhang Run and his delegation visited the DJM factory and inquired about the status of production and orders. When Ambassador Zhang Run heard that DJM’s output and quality had been greatly improved, he said emotionally, "When I visited DJM factory two years ago, there were only two assembly lines here, with a daily output of less than 1,000 pairs. Two years later, when I visited again, DJM already had five assembly lines, with a daily output of 3,500 pairs and the quality had also been significantly improved. As the Chinese ambassador to Dominica, I am very pleased and proud to see that Chinese overseas enterprises could achieve satisfactory achievements in such a short time! " Ambassador Zhang Run's high affirmation inspired all staffs, and there was a bursts of long and warm applause at the scene.
Ambassador Zhang Run and his delegation were warmly welcomed by Dominican local workers during their visit. Ambassador Zhang Run cordially inquired about the work of local workers. At present, there were 476 local workers in DJM. Everyone said that DJM was developing better, its output and quality were constantly improving, their income was obviously increasing, and everyone was working harder and busier! Ambassador Zhang Run said that DJM was unanimously affirmed by local workers, which fully proved that DJM was developing in a better direction. He felt sincerely happy for the continuous growth of DJM!
In the subsequent symposium, Ambassador Zhang Run listened carefully to the management's report on DJM's operation and development situation. At present, the company has cooperated deeply with many well-known brand customers such as BOGS, GRUNDENS, ROCKY, etc., and the order was increasing continuously, which has been fully recognized by the market, and DJM would have a bright future. The management team said that after experiencing many difficulties under the epidemic, DJM has got a firm foothold, and was able to make continuous progress. Everyone would give fully play to the hard-working spirit of Ningshing people, and push DJM to a higher level with firm confidence and pragmatic drive. The management also said that the development and growth of DJM could not be separated from the full support of the Chinese Embassy in Dominica and Ambassador Zhang Run, and expressed heartfelt thanks to Ambassador Zhang Run and his delegation and all the other embassy staff. After listening to the report, Ambassador Zhang Run expressed his firm belief that the future of DJM was bright! At the symposium, General Manager Fu Hong also conveyed the greetings from Chairman Wu Yigang of Ningshing Holdings to Ambassador Zhang Run. Chairman Wu thanked Ambassador Zhang Run and the embassy for their constant support and concern for Ningshing DJM Company, he expressed his confidence in further strengthening investment cooperation in Dominica, and gave a brief report on the intention to introduce Ningshing Cell Biology Project. Ambassador Zhang Run expressed his welcome and would send someone to follow up.
After the meeting, Ambassador Zhang Run met all the Chinese employees of DJM, shook hands with them, and expressed greetings and extended encouragement. Ambassador Zhang Run said that under the background of the global epidemic, Chinese employees were in foreign country and still stuck to their respective posts, which proved that our Chinese sons and daughters have the spirit of hard work, enterprising and pioneering under any conditions. " You are the pride of Chinese!" He took care of everyone to be well protected in the epidemic situation and pay attention to their health. He encouraged employees to work hard because "No pains, no gains", and quoted Master Su Shi's poem "My hometown is where my heart is", encouraged everyone to build Dominica as their hometown. He also said that all of us should believe that our motherland is our most powerful backer, and DJM could ask the embassy for help if it encounter any problem! All 25 Chinese employees gave warm applause to Ambassador Zhang Run's deep concern, showed that they would keep in mind their mission, work hard and strive hard to build a world-class shoe production base, show China's quality, speed and image, and make contributions to the economic development of Dominica.
