As the 4th China Africa Economic and Trade Expo is in full swing, the "China Africa Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Dialogue" event was successfully held at the Changsha International Convention Center. The theme of this event is "Building a Sino African Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cooperation Mechanism and Actively Promoting Sino African Youth Project Cooperation", which has attracted numerous young entrepreneurs, business leaders, and industry experts from China and Africa to gather together and explore the future path of Sino African youth innovation and entrepreneurship. Liu Yanjun, Vice President of ZMEV LIMITED, attended as a guest and shared on stage, bringing valuable experience in China Africa cooperation to the attendees.

Vice President Liu Yanjun gave a deep analysis of the new characteristics of current cooperation between China and Africa in the field of new energy vehicles, and put forward unique insights on how to achieve localized operation in the African market. He pointed out that the current cooperation between China and Africa on new energy vehicles presents three new characteristics of "embracing, transforming, and running".

"Embracing "is reflected in the active acceptance and support of the new energy vehicle industry by African countries. Egypt, Ghana, Ethiopia and other countries have successively introduced preferential policies such as "zero tariffs, 8-year duty-free, and ban on the import of fuel vehicles" to promote the development of the new energy vehicle industry with national strength. African countries have benchmarked China and shown a strong willingness to develop.

The 'transformation' is reflected in the profound transformation of China's automobile overseas model. From the initial vehicle trade to the current layout of vehicle factories in Africa by companies such as BYD, Chery, and SAIC, as well as power battery enterprises such as Guoxuan High tech and Betray, China's automotive industry system is fully exporting to Africa. ZMEV is at the forefront, having invested in the construction of automobile factories, charging stations, and after-sales service stations in multiple African countries, building a complete industry chain ecosystem.

'Running' depicts the rapid development trend of new energy supporting facilities in Africa. Although the current number of new energy vehicles in Africa is limited, the construction of charging stations has entered a period of rapid development ahead of schedule. Governments and enterprises around the world have increased their investment, laying a solid foundation for the popularization of new energy vehicles.

When talking about localization experience, Liu Yanjun emphasized that enterprises should not only regard the African market as a sales terminal when going global, but should deeply cultivate the local market, understand and meet local needs. He used the example of praising the self-developed A0 level new energy vehicle Z6 for the African market to illustrate the importance of applicability research and development. The experience of localizing new energy vehicles is that companies have to go to Africa, live in Africa, and know what African people want and want, "said Liu Yanjun.

The successful hosting of the "China Africa Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Dialogue" not only provides a valuable communication platform for young entrepreneurs in China and Africa, but also injects new vitality into promoting cooperation between China and Africa in youth projects and building an empowering ecosystem for youth innovation and entrepreneurship in China and Africa. Vice President Liu Yanjun's wonderful sharing undoubtedly brought profound inspiration and reflection to the attendees, and also pointed out the direction for future cooperation in China Africa new energy vehicles and youth innovation and entrepreneurship.