On May 17, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Lu Yongxiang visited Cixing Co., Ltd, and the leaders of Ningbo Municipal Committee, Vice Mayor Yu Hongyi and Cixi Mayor Xu Huajiang accompanied the leaders. Sun Pingfan, the chairman of Ningbo Cixing Co., Ltd, and Zheng Jianlin, the general manager of the company, received the reception.

Vice Chairman Lu Yongxiang inspected the Cixing historical corridor and the computerized flat knitting machine showroom, and listened to Sun Pingfan, Chairman of Ningbo Cixing Co., Ltd, to introduce the development of the enterprise, the performance of the flat knitting machine and the design of pattern.

In the conference room on the third floor, Chairman Sun Pingfan made a detailed report on the history, current situation and prospects of Cixing, and conducted a dialogue and exchange with Vice Chairman Lu Yongxiang. The achievements of Cixing have been highly praised by Lu Yongxiang: "Cixing has developed into the world's largest manufacturer of computerized flat knitting machines in just a few years. It is unbelievable. Now it has been seen by the truth. It is very surprising. It’s not easy to achieve such great results in the field of knitting equipment."

Vice Chairman Lu Yongxiang affirmed the development of Cixing, and put forward higher requirements and suggestions for Cixing in combination with the status quo:

First, the speed is faster. Vice Chairman Lu Yongxiang said that speed is efficiency. At present, Cixing's computerized flat knitting machine and seamless underwear circular knitting machine are all high-tech knitting machinery, but they must dare to pursue higher-level technology, improve running speed and operation efficiency, focusing on the intelligentization of products, and suggesting that enterprises continue to increase cooperation with relevant scientific research institutions such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences and domestic universities such as Zhejiang University.

Second, the appearance is more beautiful. Vice Chairman Lu Yongxiang said that first-class products need a beautiful and fashionable appearance, and the appearance can also increase the added value of the products. I hope that Cixing will hire high-end industrial design talents to improve the appearance of the computerized flat knitting machines. It reflects the unique beauty of industrial products.

Third, the market is bigger. Vice Chairman Lu Yongxiang believes that the foreign market of computerized flat knitting machines will be more extensive. I hope that Cixing will continue to develop markets in Africa, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh on the basis of original 20 foreign offices, which will be the important increasing points of Cixing’s development. At the same time, in order to meet the needs of international strategic development, company should strengthen the repackaging and design of product trademarks to meet internationalization and long-term needs.

At the end of the discussion, Vice Chairman Lu Yongxiang fully affirmed the development of Cixing in recent years and encouraged: "Cixing should be determined to become the world's number one brand in the knitting machine industry."