Zhu Wenkai: Merchants Shekou is no longer a pure developer

Insight Network News: On March 17, China Merchants Shekou held its 2025 performance briefing and investor conference, attended by Chairman Zhu Wenkai, Director and General Manager Nie Liming, CFO and Board Secretary Yu Zhiliang, Vice President Lü Bin, Independent Director Ye Jianfang, and others.

Currently, the industry is undergoing deep adjustments and accelerated restructuring. When discussing the core competitive advantages that support China Merchants Shekou through cycles, Zhu Wenkai stated that since 2021, the company has proposed “three transformations,” continuously shifting strategies and transforming. During the implementation process, adjustments are made based on market conditions, constantly optimizing tactics to meet strategic requirements.

He also mentioned that 2025 marks the end of the company’s 14th Five-Year Plan. In response to changes in internal and external environments and the requirements of the 14th Five-Year Plan, China Merchants Shekou has revised its strategic positioning:

First, a clearer positioning. The company aims to remain among the top five in the industry and become China’s leading integrated development and operation service provider for real estate parks.

Second, adjustment of focus. Previously emphasizing “industrial network integration and urbanization,” the company now emphasizes precise investment, product upgrades, operational value-added, and asset revitalization. Zhu Wenkai believes that China Merchants Shekou has a clear focus and strong organizational execution capabilities in strategy implementation.

Third, the company maintains sound financial management. Over more than 40 years of operation, it has always regarded prudent financial management as the foundation of sustainable development, adhering to bottom-line thinking, and building a risk prevention system covering investment and financing, cash flow, and debt structure.

Fourth, after years of development, China Merchants Shekou is no longer just a developer. The company possesses comprehensive capabilities across the entire chain of development, operation, and services, focusing on development, asset management, and property services, forming an industry-wide lifecycle development model. These three are interconnected, forming a complete closed loop from space creation to content operation and lifestyle services.

In summary, Zhu Wenkai believes that the core competitive advantages of China Merchants Shekou are: first, the support and background of the Century-old China Merchants; second, clear and firm strategy and execution; third, stable financial management; and fourth, comprehensive development capabilities across the entire chain. These advantages are not formed overnight and are difficult to replicate.

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(Edited by: Guo Jiandong)

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