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62 PCB007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2019 industry, and the tariff was 9 yuan. Imported electronic grade fiberglass cloth, for example, was subject to a 36% tariff. Chinese compa- nies could not survive under these restrictions. Through careful and repeated consultations, we became the association that solved the problem of tariff inversion in a very short order. When enterprises faced difficulties in envi- ronmental protection, such as inaccurate re- ports in the discharge of sewage, we rushed to the scene to investigate and solve them as soon as possible. We also focused on academic, edu- cational, environmental protection, and stan- dardization work, including the following: • We established the first Chinese College of Electronic Circuits, Yuncheng College of Electronic Circuits Technology, which was officially approved by the Ministry of Education; after its establishment, nearly 1,000 freshmen have been sent to the enterprises • Professor He Wei, director of the CPCA Education Committee and professor of Chengdu University of Electronic Science and Technology, sent dozens of senior talents to our industry and helped to set up several national laboratories • The CPCA Science and Technology Com- mittee organized the spring and autumn international information/technology forums every year and identified a group of senior engineers and a large number of workers in different grades • The CPCA Material Branch organized the spring tea event every year to discuss the development trend of the materials • The CPCA Environmental Protection Branch actively participated in the prepa- ration of relevant standards, investigated the facts of corporate governance, and communicated frequently with govern- ment authorities • The Standardization Committee formu- lated or participated in the formulation of a number of industry, enterprise, and national standards; joint standards have been worked out with the JPCA, and a number of JPCA and IPC standards have been translated We also actively supported and stimulated the social responsibility of enterprises, includ- ing giving portable B scan ultrasound machines to remote areas, expanding buildings for Hope Primary School in impoverished areas, setting up the Hope Primary School Excellent Teachers Award, organizing activities for Hope Primary School, and supplying books and pens. Over the years, association membership grew from over 100 when it was founded to nearly 900 today. Scaling New Heights The reform advocated for by Deng Xiaoping allowed us to step out of the country and inte- grate into the world, and the industry experi- enced tremendous changes. In the years since, millions of employees in our industry, over generations, have devoted themselves to help become the world's largest producer of PCBs and electronic circuits. The supporting func- tions are basically fully equipped. In 2006, our PCB output surpassed that of Japan for the first time, accounting for 27% of the world's total; Japan's output accounted for 26%. Today, China's output of CCL is over 70%, and the output value is over 60% of the world total; the output of PCB is over 60% and the output value is 52.4% of the world total. The production of special equipment and ma- terials also ranks number one in the world. Today, China has the ability to produce PCBs with various advanced technologies. We can Mr. Wang sits for an interview in 2015 with Edy Yu, I-Connect007 China editor.