To introduce the history of China Merchants, we have to mention Taiwan Province Yangming Shipping Company, because the predecessor of Yangming Shipping Company is China Merchants. China Merchants, the first shipping company in China, was established in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty 1872. That was the modern shipping history of China, which witnessed the modern history of China. During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China Merchants was the largest shipping company in China. Therefore, whether it is to support military transportation or even for the strategic needs on the battlefield, it is to sink the ship in the river to stop the Japanese attack, so that the national army can get more retreat time and make great contributions to the country.
Later, as the Kuomintang of China retreated to Taiwan Province Province, the mainland authorities and Taiwan Province authorities resumed the operation of China Merchants respectively. China Merchants is still the largest shipping company in Taiwan Province Province, which is highly valued by the authorities of Taiwan Province Province. 1972, which happened to be the anniversary of the establishment of China merchants 100, Yangming shipping company was established, specializing in international shipping business.
China Merchants is in Taiwan Province Province.
The founder of China Merchants Group is Li Hongzhang, Minister of Trade and Industry of Qing Dynasty. In view of the defeat of foreign wars and the loss of navigation rights in the late Qing Dynasty, coastal and inland navigation rights were controlled by foreign shipping forces, and domestic ships could not compete with them at all. In order to avoid the traffic lifeline being monopolized by outsiders, he proposed to set up a shipping company to attract investment in order to pay tribute to Empress Dowager Cixi, so he named it China Merchants Group. The memorial on display was presented by Li Hongzhang that year. From the memorial, we can finally see that Empress Dowager Cixi's position is higher than that of the emperor, which also witnessed the history of Empress Dowager Cixi taking power in China's modern history. The throne originally existed in the present mainland. The gold tablet in the showcase belongs to China Merchants in Chinese mainland, which was originally copied and presented to Yangming.
The history of China Merchants can be divided into several periods. At the beginning of coming to Taiwan, due to special status, although under the Ministry of Communications, in fact, the chairman and general manager of China Merchants were appointed with the consent of the highest authorities. However, after the establishment of Yangming Shipping Company, only the management office was retained, and it was merged into Yangming Shipping Company in accordance with the resolution of the Legislative Yuan in 1995.
China Merchants from the Mainland will still set its operation headquarters in Hong Kong, becoming a large enterprise group integrating finance, construction, transportation, shipbuilding and wharf.
Yangming Shipping Co., Ltd. was established on February 28th, 1972. By the end of May, 20 10, Yangming Shipping had 80 operating ships with a deadweight of 465,438+10,000 dwt /32 1000 TEU. The fleet representing Taipower includes container ships, bulk carriers and coal carriers. Since its establishment, Yangming Shipping has been adhering to the business philosophy of "teamwork, pioneering and innovative, honesty and pragmatism", constantly innovating and seeking change, working together with Qi Xin to overcome difficulties, not only providing excellent services with the four principles of "accuracy, speed, stability and province", but also becoming one of the top shipping companies in the world, with an average ship age of one of the youngest companies in the world.
The Corporate Culture Bureau of China Merchants was established during the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty, 1872. 140 years, China's first modern merchant fleet was established, China's first bank, the first insurance company, China's first telegraph office and China's first railway were opened, which created many modern economic fields such as China's modern national shipping industry and played an important role in China's modern economic history and social development history. From 65438 to 0978, China Merchants solely developed Shekou Industrial Zone, the first industrial zone with wide influence at home and abroad in China, and successively established China Merchants Bank, the first commercial joint-stock bank in China, and Ping An Insurance Company, the first enterprise joint-stock insurance company in China, which provided beneficial experience for the exploration of China's reform and opening up.
The business of China Merchants is mainly concentrated in three core industries: transportation and related infrastructure construction, operation and service (ports, highways, energy transportation and logistics), financial investment and management, and real estate development and management.
China Merchants is an important investor and operator in the transportation infrastructure industry in the Mainland and Hong Kong. The national strategic layout of container hub ports has been basically formed, and the ports are distributed in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Zhangzhou in the Pearl River Delta. Shanghai and Ningbo in the Yangtze River Delta; Qingdao and Tianjin in Bohai Bay. China Merchants is one of the three largest public terminal operators in the world, and is an important investor and operator in three of the four major container ports in the world, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
The management team, China Merchants Group, has invested 3,975 kilometers in 65,438+07 provinces and cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Guangdong (by the end of 2004, the total length of expressway in China exceeded 30,000 kilometers) and participated in a number of world-class infrastructure projects-Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge, Hong Kong Western Harbour Crossing and Hong Kong New Airport Freight Handling Center. At the same time, its Huajian Transportation Economic Development Center is entrusted by the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Finance to manage the operating assets and corresponding rights and interests formed by the central investment in transportation infrastructure.
Shipping is a traditional industry of China Merchants. Today, China Merchants is a representative and important force in Hong Kong's shipping industry, with more than 5 million tons of large oil tankers and bulk merchant fleets, the largest shipowner in Hong Kong and the largest super tanker fleet operator in China. China Merchants also set up the first LNG transport fleet in China with other partners to undertake the transportation of LNG imported from major coastal provinces and cities. China Merchants' modern logistics industry has become Pepsi, Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble. The logistics service providers of more than 20 large multinational companies, such as G, in China have developed rapidly and created their own brands. In 2004, China Merchants Logistics ranked 1 16 in the "2004 China 500 Most Valuable Brands" sponsored by World Brand Lab (WBL), ranking fourth in the logistics industry with a brand value of 4.7 billion yuan.
The financial industries of China Merchants Group include banking, securities, funds and fund management, insurance and insurance brokers. China Merchants Bank, initiated by China Merchants, is the largest shareholder and plays an important role in emerging commercial banks in China. It is the first company in China to adopt international accounting standards for listing. In recent years, it has been awarded many awards by domestic and foreign media, such as "Best Local Commercial Bank in China", "Top Ten Listed Companies in China" and "Most Influential Enterprise", and has become a national brand of China banking.
China Merchants has a large amount of land reserves in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Zhangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Suzhou and other places, and has many years of experience in real estate development. The real estate industry has great development potential. Its "China Merchants Property" has been rated as the third comprehensive strength of listed real estate companies in China for three consecutive years by authoritative organizations such as the State Council Development Research Center. In addition to the direct development of real estate projects, China Merchants also provides comprehensive services for film development through the development of Shekou Industrial Zone and Zhangzhou Development Zone.
China Merchants also has strong strength in the fields of industry, trade and investment in science and technology industries. China Merchants owns the largest shipyard in Hong Kong and is building a world-class large shipyard base in Nizhou Island, Shenzhen. China Merchants is the largest shareholder of CIMC and the largest container manufacturer in the world. The "Haihong" brand paint produced by its enterprise ranks first in the national special paint market such as ship paint and road paint. Its trading company has a mature market network and rich experience in the field of traffic products trade in China; China Merchants is also in the forefront of the country in the field of high-tech venture capital.
Memorabilia of China Merchants —— Pioneer of National Industry and Commerce in China
(established in 1872)
Li Hongzhang, minister of Beiyang and governor of Zhili, wrote to the Qing Dynasty to set up China Merchants Bureau. During the Westernization Movement, Li Hongzhang, minister of Beiyang and governor of Zhili, advocated the establishment of China Merchants Bureau, which was approved by Emperor Tongzhi. 1872, China merchants was formally established. This is the earliest shipping enterprise in China and the only surviving product of the Westernization Movement in China.
Open up the first ocean-going commercial route in China.
1873, China merchants steamship "Yidun" made its maiden voyage from Shanghai to Hongkong, opening the first commercial sea route in China. In the same year, China Merchants opened the first ocean-going commercial route to China.
Become a symbol of China's national shipping industry
Since its establishment, China Merchants has been growing in strength. It has reached parity contracts with Qichang and Swire for many times, and acquired the American-funded Qicheng Steamship Company with strong financial resources at 1877, breaking the pattern of foreign firms monopolizing China Shipping and becoming a symbol of China's national shipping industry.
One of the four Chinese-funded enterprises in Hong Kong
1949, New China was founded. 1950, China merchants became a wholly-owned state-owned enterprise in hong kong.
Establish the first industrial zone open to the outside world in China.
From 65438 to 0979, China Merchants established Shekou Industrial Zone, which was the first industrial park opened to the outside world in China. After more than 20 years' development, the former barren beach and wild ridge has become a beautiful coastal city, which enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad and attracts worldwide attention. * * *, * *, British Prime Minister Heath, Italian Prime Minister Cossiga, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and other domestic and foreign dignitaries visited Shekou and spoke highly of the economic and social benefits achieved by China Merchants.
The first non-financial enterprise with a bank in China.
Established the first bank and insurance company in China to attract investment, 1986 once again entered the financial industry and acquired Hong Kong Youlian Bank, which was the first time for China enterprises to acquire listed companies in Hong Kong and became the first non-financial enterprise with banks in China.
The first joint-stock commercial bank in China was established.
1987, China merchants bank, as the first joint-stock commercial bank in Chinese mainland since 1949, became the starting point for the reform of banking management system in China.
Established the first joint-stock insurance company in China.
From 65438 to 0988, China Merchants initiated the establishment of Chinese mainland's first insurance company, China Ping An Insurance Company, and acquired two insurance companies in London and Hongkong, becoming the first China enterprise to enter the international insurance market.
China's 26th largest state-owned enterprise.
From 2004 to 2009, China Merchants was rated as an A-level central enterprise by the State Council State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission for six consecutive years, and it is one of the only12 "6A" level enterprises among central enterprises. In 2007, China Merchants was awarded the title of "Excellent Enterprise" by the State Council SASAC. By the end of 20 10, China merchants group had total assets of 3,208 trillion yuan and total assets under management of 2.6 trillion yuan. In 20 10, China merchants group continued to resume growth, exceeding the highest annual profit level before the financial crisis in 2008, reaching a record high, achieving a total profit of 2163.4 billion yuan and a net profit of1202.7 billion yuan from its parent company, ranking ninth among all central enterprises.
China's first Chinese-funded enterprise listed in Hongkong.
1992, China merchants international (listing number: 144) was listed on the hong kong stock exchange, which initiated the listing of Chinese-funded enterprises in hong kong, and was oversubscribed by 374 times, with an increase of over 200% on the first day, setting a record in the history of hong kong stocks. China Merchants International is a constituent stock of hang seng china enterprises index.
National preferential policies
The state authorities have given China Merchants many preferential policies in terms of profits, investment in domestic transportation infrastructure projects, taxation and land use in Shekou Industrial Zone and Zhangzhou Development Zone, and external financing.
* * * China Merchants Bureau refers to the official unit established by local authorities to strengthen investment promotion. In some areas of China, it is also called "Investment Promotion Bureau", which is a public institution directly under the city (county) (similar to the Party School, Archives Bureau, Sports Bureau, Administration Bureau, etc.). ). Mainly responsible for the integration, coordination, assessment and service of city (county) investment promotion.
The establishment of China Merchants Bureau is not a necessary department under the system of national ministries and provincial organs, and there is generally no China Merchants Bureau. It is said that only Sichuan Province, located in the "Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Belt", has set up China Merchants Bureau at the city and county levels. China Merchants Group is generally established as a ministry-run institution and a subordinate institution of cities and counties. The level of investment promotion director is the largest bureau-level cadre, most of whom are county-level or bureau-level.
Achievement is one thing, and treatment is another. At the beginning of the establishment of China Merchants in different regions, the situation was different. Most of them are drawn from the staff of various organs and departments, while others are temporarily formed from the "capable people" in society for the purpose of resettling personnel and promoting cadres. Therefore, the quality and ability, life experience and temperament of investment promotion cadres are very different.
Objectively speaking, China Merchants Bureau: Some places are business bureaus and some places are administrative bureaus, but generally speaking, they are public institutions, * * * directly under the authority, similar to archives bureau and sports bureau. At present, there are many functions, busy work and good treatment.
In many places, the top leaders or deputy directors of China Merchants are directly selected from the public. In some cases, the leaders of China Merchants Bureau have to complete certain task indicators every year, as do the directors and deputy directors who sign contracts once a year.
Now * * * investment department is changing from economic management to social management.
Main function (1) is responsible for drafting relevant normative documents such as investment promotion work plan, preferential policies for investment promotion, and major decisions.
(two) responsible for the formulation of the annual investment promotion work master plan, formulate and allocate investment promotion tasks and objectives.
(three) responsible for the city (county) committee, city (county) * * investment activities of the organization and project promotion.
(four) responsible for the collection and release of investment projects and investment information, as well as the statistical report of investment statements.
(five) do a good job in the construction of the project library and participate in the business negotiations of major projects.
(six) accept domestic and foreign investment projects, responsible for coordinating the relevant departments involved in domestic and foreign investment projects.
(seven) to supervise and inspect the investment promotion work, and be responsible for the assessment of investment promotion tasks and objectives.
(eight) responsible for the formulation of investment incentives; According to the evaluation results.
(nine) responsible for investment policy interpretation, consulting services and business training.