During a recent meeting with Mr. Zhang Tianren, Chairman of Tianneng Group, Mr. Qiu He, Secretary of Yunnan Provincial Committee of the CPC and Secretary of Kunming Municipal Committee of the CPC stated clearly that "Kunming will focus on developing constant speed transportation" and "the electric cars are good substitutes."

At the meeting, Mr. Qiu said that traffic congestion is a serious problem in Kunming and one solution to the problem is to develop constant vehicles such as electric cars which are energy efficient and environmentally friendly. He will contact institutions of various countries in Yunnan and present Yunnan to them as a window to reach out to Southeast Asian countries, in the hope of rallying concerted efforts of different countries to promote the use of green transportation such as the electric car.

Mr. Zhang was invited to visit Kunming to see the investment environment in the region with the company of Mr. Ho Tso Hsiu, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.