The following content will be detailed in "First Time" live broadcast on Anhui Economic and Life Channel at 18:20 tonight! On the evening of the 21st, there was new progress in the incident of problematic cables on Xi'an Metro Line 3. Wang Zhiwei, the legal representative of Shaanxi Aokai Cable Co., Ltd., the manufacturer of the problematic cables, appeared in public for the first time. Facing the camera, he expressed deep regret for his actions and knelt down to apologize. Did Hefei Metro use problematic cables? Just now, Hefei Urban Rail Transit Co., Ltd. held a press conference stating that Hefei Metro did indeed use cables from the involved company! According to the official website of Shaanxi Aokai Cable Co., Ltd., "The company is a qualified enterprise for material procurement bidding of the Ministry of Railways, with a number of high-end quality customers including China Railway Group, China Communications Construction Group, Datang Electric Power, and many other central state-owned enterprises, and has established long-term stable cooperative relationships with metro and rail transit companies in many large cities such as Xi'an, Chengdu, and Chongqing."
On the 22nd, a reporter learned from Hefei Rail Transit Company that since the "problem cable" incident on Xi'an Metro Line 3, the company has initiated a comprehensive investigation immediately. According to progress, the test results are expected to be released on March 28 and will be announced to the public at that time. It is reported that on September 23, 2015, China Railway Electrification Bureau, the general contractor of the power supply system for Hefei Metro Line 1, determined through competitive negotiation that Shaanxi Aokai Cable Co., Ltd. would be the supplier of stray current monitoring cables (mainly used for monitoring leakage current) and tunnel section evacuation indicator wires (mainly used for powering evacuation indicator signs in tunnel sections), with a contract price of approximately 1.55 million yuan. After China Railway Electrification Bureau purchased cable products from Aokai Company, it conducted self-inspection and inspection as required. At the same time, the third-party testing institution, Anhui Provincial Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute, conducted sampling tests, and the inspection reports all showed a "qualified" rating. To be cautious, Hefei Rail Transit Company has now jointly conducted another test on Aokai Company's cable products with third-party testing institutions, consulting supervision units, design units, construction units, and supervision units. It is reported that the test results are expected to be obtained next Tuesday and will be announced to the public at the first time. At around 9 p.m. on the 21st, a video about the problematic cables on Xi'an Metro Line 3 exploded in social media. In the video, Wang Zhiwei, the legal representative of Shaanxi Aokai Cable Company, faced the media for the first time, with a solemn expression, making a belated apology to the public. Wang Zhiwei: "During the production process, in order to obtain certain profits, our company reduced costs, resulting in unqualified products. This batch of cables has about 20 types and more than 40 specifications, with a total cost of over 40 million yuan. The unqualified products amount to about 30 million yuan. After this incident, I deeply feel that I have committed an unforgivable sin against society. I deeply confess and repent for this behavior. Here, I express my deep apology to all citizens of Xi'an." But this is not enough to wash away the shame of Aokai Company's behavior of passing off inferior products as quality ones and supplying unqualified cables. After several days of fermentation, the problematic cables have attached a disgraceful label to Xi'an Metro. Song Yang, director of Xi'an Metro Office and general manager of Xi'an Metro Company, said that the lesson is painful and alarming, and in the future, we must resolutely eliminate loopholes at the source. Song Yang: "We will take this as a lesson, learn from it, adhere to problem orientation, increase rectification efforts, strengthen quality control, strictly implement equipment maintenance standards, further improve metro construction procedures and supervision systems, and eliminate loopholes from the source to ensure safe and civilized metro construction."
Among the overwhelming doubts on the internet, the strongest voice questions whether there is interest transfer between the metro company and the enterprise. In response, Yang Xin, member of the Standing Committee of the Xi'an Municipal Committee and Secretary of the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission, said that relevant departments are stepping up investigations into this issue. If it does exist, it will be resolutely combated without mercy. Just after the Xi'an municipal government announced the handling results, on the afternoon of the 21st, the official Weibo of Chengdu Metro Co., Ltd. released a message that Chengdu Rail Transit Group has established a working group to conduct a comprehensive inspection of Chengdu Metro lines. According to the official Weibo of Chengdu Metro Co., Ltd., after investigation, the already operating Line 3 and the V low-voltage power supply section of the under-construction line adopted cables from the involved brand. To ensure safety, comprehensive testing of various specifications of cables on under-construction lines has been organized. Currently, the test reports have not yet been released. We will wait and see the test results, hoping that the materials used in Hefei Metro Line 1 are qualified to ensure the safe travel of citizens!
