CEO of Bureau Veritas for China: Chinese ship company leads the future of shipbuilding technology

When asked about his overall feeling about the city, Claude enthused,“I feel the vitality of Shanghai every day. All the people and the whole society are moving fast. Although many things have changed, everything is in order. The city is safe which is not the case in some areas in France. All this cannot happen alone. It is the demonstration of the implication and strategy of the government.”

Expecting greater contributions to China

Speaking of China’s reform and opening up, this gentleman is deeply touched. “I really consider that nowhere in the world has done as much as China and Shanghai in opening up the society and the market. This has required big reforms but also discipline, strategy, planning and courage sometimes.”

“China today is the world’s second largest economy. If it had been closed, it could not make this achievement. China is the world’s partner, and the world has benefited from the opening of China. China has also grown thanks to that. China has sent rockets to space and developed its own high-tech technology. Besides the second-to-none Yangshan deepwater port, China’s online paymentsy stemshas also led the world.”

“From what I have seen during these 30 years, I believe great things will again be done thanks to China. We shall see that the world will rely more and more on China.”

Claude’s expectation of China to deepen its reform and opening up

He talked about the development of Bureau Veritas in the Chinese market. “In 2014, Bureau Veritas set up its second advanced technology and research center in Shanghai. We hired highly skilled Chinese engineers to staff this research center. This was basically my initiative, which was supported by my group. At present, Bureau Veritas is developing new energy-saving, efficient and environmentally friendly vessels. Our strength could attract more French ship owners to build ships here. I think this may be what Bureau Veritas could give back to Chinese society.”