Fujian Tea Distribution Association completes leadership election; new team focuses on production-marketing integration and brand building

The first meeting of the second member congress of the Fujian Tea Distribution Association was recently held in Fuzhou. The congress elected a new leadership body: Lin Qin was elected council president, Gui Hongbo was elected chief supervisor, and Xiao Shiwang was elected vice president (legal representative); 12 enterprises including Bama Tea and Huaxiangyuan Tea were elected vice president units, and Lan Yuan was elected secretary-general. Yao Jingbo, vice president of the China Tea Marketing Association, attended the event. Responsible persons from the Fujian Provincial Supply and Marketing Cooperative, the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, and the Provincial Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese were invited to attend.^[1]

In his inaugural speech, newly elected president Lin Qin stated that he will thoroughly implement the important guiding principles of coordinated development of tea culture, tea industry, and tea technology, and solidly carry out work in production-marketing integration, industry services, and brand building. Yao Jingbo, on behalf of the China Tea Marketing Association, congratulated the convening of the congress and the election of the new leadership, and expressed that she will deepen collaboration with the Fujian Tea Distribution Association to jointly promote the high-quality development of the Fujian tea industry.^[1]

Zhan Feibao, deputy director of the Fujian Provincial Supply and Marketing Cooperative, put forward requirements for the association's work, emphasizing that the association should adhere to Party building guidance, maintain its original aspiration of service, play a bridging role, enhance industry service capabilities, and strengthen the competitiveness of the Fujian tea market.^[1]