Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province , east China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Production floor of transformer enterprise
2. Various of foreign buyers touring factory, inspecting products
3. Production floor of transformer enterprise
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Andrew Grant, Irish procurer (partially overlaid with shot 5):
"This transformer is a generator step-up transformer for our power station on the west coast of Ireland."
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5. Grant walking with Chinese engineer
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Abercrombie, New Zealand procurer (ending with shot 7):
"Very fast delivery, but also very competitive on cost and high quality. Other suppliers' delivery times are very long."
7. Various of workers of transformer enterprise
8. Various of transformers ready for shipment
9. Various of production floor of transformer enterprise, workers
10. Aerial shot of factory
11. Various of production floor of transformer enterprise, workers
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Shi Xiangyu, assistant professor, Department of Applied Economics, School of Management, Fudan University (partially overlaid with shots 13-15):
"We are building a great supply chain synergy that is of a greater efficiency. The synergy consists of four provinces (provincial-level regions), including Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Anhui. We have become the hub for knowledge creation and innovation. So, we have many top-tier universities. The central government and the local governments are doing a great job by fostering collaboration among different localities, and they can also use the policy tools to provide incentives for entrepreneurship and innovation."
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13. Aerial shot of Fudan University campus
14. Various of researchers
15. Students
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16. Various of robotic arm, production floor of transformer enterprise
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Shi Xiangyu, assistant professor, Department of Applied Economics, School of Management, Fudan University (starting with shot 16/partially overlaid with shot 18):
"Chinese transformers can provide ultra-high-voltage and stable power supply to AI data centers and computing centers. We are very proud to make highly efficient delivery, showing a great professionality and work ethics of Chinese manufacturing firms. China is not only providing high-quality products, but also providing the entire solution to the power supply of the AI industry in the world."
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18. Aerial shots of cranes, port facilities, vessels
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19. Various of production floor of transformer enterprise

With a global surge in AI computing and the green energy transition, China is meeting the critical demand for supplying power transformers with high efficiency, empowering the worldwide upgrade of energy infrastructure with speed, reliability and smart technology.

At the heart of this momentum is Changzhou, a city in east China's Jiangsu Province dubbed the "world's capital of transformers". Inside a bustling manufacturing plant, thousands of power transformers, destined for 108 other countries, are undergoing final quality tests before shipment.

"This transformer is a generator step-up transformer for our power station on the west coast of Ireland," said Andrew Grant, an Irish procurer, while inspecting the plant.

"Very fast delivery, but also very competitive on cost and high quality. Other suppliers' delivery times are very long," said Scott Abercrombie, a New Zealand procurer.

What attracts international buyers is the "China speed". A transformer that can take up to two years for delivery elsewhere can be shipped from Changzhou in just four months. This efficiency is made possible because nearly all core components are made locally.

With over 70 transformer export firms in Changzhou, the region has become a powerhouse, contributing significantly to China's commanding 60-percent share of global transformer production.

"We are building a great supply chain synergy that is of a greater efficiency. The synergy consists of four provinces (provincial-level regions), including Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Anhui. We have become the hub for knowledge creation and innovation. So, we have many top-tier universities. The central government and the local governments are doing a great job by fostering collaboration among different localities, and they can also use the policy tools to provide incentives for entrepreneurship and innovation," said Shi Xiangyu, assistant professor with the Department of Applied Economics of the School of Management at the Fudan University in Shanghai.

Chinese transformer technology is increasingly tailored for the digital age, Shi noted, as modern AI data centers and high-performance computing facilities demand ultra-high-voltage, stable power supplies, which is precisely what advanced Chinese transformers are engineered to deliver.

"Chinese transformers can provide ultra-high-voltage and stable power supply to AI data centers and computing centers. We are very proud to make highly efficient delivery, showing a great professionality and work ethics of Chinese manufacturing firms. China is not only providing high-quality products, but also providing the entire solution to the power supply of the AI industry in the world," Shi said.