Consul General Sean Stein (fifth from left), Deputy Director Zou Weike (third from right), Deputy District Mayor Yangwei (fourth from left), and Vice Chairman Wang Junhua (fourth from right)

     On January 19th, Consul General Sean Stein of the US Consulate in Shanghai visited JSTI Group to learn more about the company and to better understand opportunities for Sino-American business cooperation. Joining Consul General Stein was Deputy Director Zou Weike of Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and Deputy District Mayor Yangwei of the People's Government of the Jianye District. JSTI Group Vice Chairman, Wang Junhua, General Manager Peng Tao of the Development Department and several other departmental heads led the visit.
      During the meeting, Vice District Mayor Yangwei first briefed Consul General Sean Stein on the history of development, location advantages and prospects of the Jianye District, and focused on such topics as the outstanding contributions made by industry-leading enterprises in Jianye District, such as the work done by JSTI Group. Vice Chairman of the Board Wang Junhua briefed Consul General Sean Stein and his delegation on JSTI’s current activities, its ambition to grow internationally and the company’s 2016 strategic alliance with U.S environmental testing firm, TestAmerica.

      Consul General Stein said that JSTI was effectively promoting the efforts of China's engineering consulting enterprises to “go global” through strategic alliances and hoped that both sides could take the opportunity of the "One Belt and One Road" initiative to actively participate in bilateral relations. The reasons for doing so are that JSTI Group can introduce advanced science, technology and management methods to both China and the US, whilst also serving the American market and expanding all-round cooperation. At the same time, Consul General Sean Stein pointed out that in order to deepen business cooperation of both sides, the consulate general would provide support in terms of entry visa policy and agency introduction to promote the cooperation of more U.S. companies with JSTI Group. Both sides agreed to continue working together so as to build a better platform for cooperation and exchange between China and the United States.
 
      JSTI Group and TestAmerica formed a strategic alliance in 2016. Both sides merged in all aspects including technology, management and capital, and achieved continuous breakthroughs around shared development goals. This successful alliance fully reflected one of the aims of "One Belt and One Road" initiative whilst also demonstrating JSTI’s commitment to its’ internationalization strategy.