On the morning of June 17, 2011, Wang Qishan, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier of the State Council, headed a delegation to Sinovel Baotou base. Tao Gang, senior vice president of Sinovel, elaborated on the facts that the company hit a new high in production with an increased installed capacity of 4,386 MW in 2010, maintained the lead in China and jumped from the world’s number three to number two, as well as its future development plan. Wang spoke highly of Sinovel’s achievements in such aspects as technical innovation and independent R & D in recent years, requiring Baotou to vigorously renovate and improve traditional industries, actively cultivate and develop emerging strategic industries such as wind power, and accelerate industry optimization and upgrading to build a modern industry system.

Leaders such as Hu Chunhua, Party secretary of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People’s Congress accompanied Wang for the visit.