Gree Electric's Dong Mingzhu: Manufacturing enterprises should be grateful to the capital market; only innovation can maintain competitiveness.

Gree Electric Appliances Chairwoman Dong Mingzhu stated that Gree Electric has laid out 140,000 patents and employs approximately 20,000 technology developers. As a full-category home appliance enterprise, Gree Electric insists on independent innovation and independent manufacturing, winning the market with quality. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the company will continue to do a good job in innovation, as only innovation can maintain the company's competitiveness and "make the world love Made in China." Dong Mingzhu stated that listed companies strengthening their own capabilities and actively giving back to investors is a powerful practice of high-quality development in the capital market. Dong Mingzhu introduced that Gree Electric has raised approximately 5 billion yuan from the A-share market cumulatively and has given back nearly 200 billion yuan to shareholders through dividends and other forms. In Gree Electric's view, the purpose of a listed company stepping onto the capital market platform is not simply financing, but to achieve healthy development after obtaining initial capital support and continuously repay investors during the development process. "As a manufacturing enterprise, what we need to do for the capital market is to be grateful," she said.