Xinhua Headlines: From Economic Backwater to Industrial Landmark, A Case Study of China's High-Quality Growth(3)

Aerial photo taken on June 24, 2022 shows an intelligent BESS charging station in the headquarters of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) in Ningde, east China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

Likewise, the thriving city is determined to not only provide its people with better lives but make more contributions to global industries.

Over the past decade, nearly 190,000 people in Ningde have been lifted out of poverty, and 140,000 people have been relocated from remote mountainous areas.

"We have achieved leapfrog development in the past decade and become a new growth engine of Fujian Province," said Liang Weixin, Party chief of Ningde.

"As scientists, we firmly believe that the cutting-edge scientific and technological progress in the new energy sector will greatly benefit the entire society," said Wei Yimin, director of the digital research and development center of CATL's 21C Lab.

"We are seeking to gain an advantage in the new-energy industry and lithium-ion batteries play a significant role in global energy transition," Wei added.

"In the future, Ningde will focus on its four pillar industries and act rapidly to attain a trillion yuan in industrial output," said Zhang Yongning, mayor of Ningde.

(Reporting by Gu Qianjiang, Li Huiying, Ceng Yan, Zhao Xuetong, Li Baojie; )