Distinguished experts and scholars in the railway field from Japan and China,​  

With great pleasure, we gather in Chengdu, the "Land of Abundance", to welcome the 2nd China-Japan Railway Technology Symposium. As the host of this conference, on behalf of Southwest Jiaotong University, I would like to extend our warmest welcome and most sincere greetings to the professors, experts, young scholars and other participants of the Japanese delegation who have traveled a long way to attend this event!​  

We still remember that last midsummer, the first symposium was successfully held in Tokyo, Japan. Scholars from both countries conducted in-depth exchanges on cutting-edge topics such as electrified railways, maglev technology and artificial intelligence, building a solid bridge for China-Japan railway technology cooperation. Today, following this academic appointment, we pass the baton of the conference to Chengdu - a city that is not only the birthplace of the ancient Shu civilization, but also a highland for China's rail transit technology innovation. From the Chengdu-Dujiangyan High-speed Railway pioneering China's suburban railway development to the convergence of the "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" high-speed railway network here, the development footprint of Chengdu's rail transit is a vivid epitome of the rapid progress of China's railway technology.​  

This symposium inherits the core purpose of "Deepening Technological Exchanges and Jointly Promoting Railway Development", focusing on the direction of faster, smarter and greener railway technology. During the conference, experts from both sides will share the latest achievements on hot topics such as intelligent upgrading of high-speed railways, engineering application of maglev technology, rail transit operation safety, rail transit economy and intelligent operation and maintenance. Young scholars will also present their cutting-edge explorations through poster displays. Particularly worth looking forward to is that we will organize you to visit State Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, as well as the Qingcheng Mountain - Chengdu suburban railway, allowing you to gain a deeper understanding of China's railway technology.​  

China and Japan not only have a profound tradition of exchanges, but also enjoy broad space for cooperation. From 1978, when Comrade Deng Xiaoping took the Tokaido Shinkansen to open a new chapter in China-Japan railway exchanges, to the current joint exploration between the two countries in fields such as ultra-high-speed maglev and intelligent operation and maintenance, every dialogue has injected new vitality into the development of global railway technology. We look forward to taking this conference as an opportunity to continue the friendly atmosphere of the first symposium, further open up academic cooperation channels, deepen joint talent cultivation, and make the China-Japan railway technology exchanges bear more fruitful results.​

Finally, we sincerely wish all experts in China-Japan railway technology symposium a pleasant and rewarding stay in Chengdu! We wish the 2nd China-Japan Railway Technology Symposium a complete success!

Yours WANG Ping,
Southwest Jiaotong University