On the afternoon of November 20, 2022, Li Xiaohong, President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, led a team to Weichai Science and technology frontline for research, and announced to Weichai science and technology workers to carry out the 20th National Congress Spirit. Zhong Zhihua, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Deng Xiuxin, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Ling Wen, Vice Governor of Shandong Province and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Tang Bo, Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Shandong Province, Jiang Duntao, Secretary of the CPC Weifang Committee accompanied the investigation.

Li Xiaohong and the delegation visited the Weichai Product Test Center, the intelligent Factory and the General Research Institute of Science and Technology successively to learn more about Weichai's technology research and development, product testing, product system, production and operation, and communicated with the front-line scientific and technological workers of Weichai. Tan Xuguang, director of the State Key Laboratory of Engine Reliability and Chairman of Weichai Power, reported Weichai's scientific and technological innovation work.

Li Xiaohong participated in Weichai's launch of the world's first commercialized diesel engine with base engine thermal efficiency of 52.28% and natural gas engine with that of 54.16%. He spoke highly of Weichai's scientific and technological innovation with three key words: "excitement", "gratitude" and "support". He said that the scientific and technological workers of Weichai led by Tan Xuguang created two world No.1 with its diesel engine and natural gas engine, which not only excited Weichai, but also excited the people of China. We want to thank the scientific and technological workers of Weichai for their world-class achievements, which deserve everyone's praise. The Chinese Academy of Engineering will thoroughly study and implement the 20th National Congress spirits, spare no effort to support Weichai to challenge new goals and create new achievements in the process of technological self-reliance and self-improvement.

In his speech, Ling Wen said that Weichai's scientific and technological workers have worked day and night to tackle key problems and achieved brilliant innovation results. He hopes that Weichai could take this launch as an opportunity to understand the 20th National Congress spirits, General Secretary Xi’s requirement of “insist on using technology as the first productivity, talent as the first resource, and innovation as the first power”. Weichai should make more achievements and more contributions to the establishment of a strong Shandong Province in the modern new era.