On the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the founding of Sichuan University, General Secretary Xi Jinping wrote a reply letter to all faculty and students of the university, extending congratulations to all faculty, staff and alumni.

The reply fully affirms Sichuan University’s fine tradition of “cherishing the nation, taking root in western China, and nurturing talents through education”. It encourages faculty and students to carry forward the revolutionary heritage, leverage the strengths of interdisciplinary integration of arts, science, engineering and medicine, strive to be pioneers and set examples in serving national strategies of the new era, and make positive contributions to building a great country in education, science and technology, and talent development. This earnest encouragement has inspired not only teachers and students on campus, but also alumni scattered across all sectors worldwide. Mr. Jarvis, an alumnus of Sichuan University, is a practitioner in the industry who has long devoted himself to the export trade of high-end slaughtering equipment.

An alumnus of Sichuan University, Mr. Jarvis—the driving force behind WFA Engineering—has dedicated his career to the slaughtering industry. He leads the company in focusing on the R&D, intelligent manufacturing, project design, installation, commissioning, and full-lifecycle technical services for complete sets of livestock and poultry slaughtering equipment. The company provides comprehensive engineering solutions for the slaughtering of pigs, cattle, and sheep to clients across more than 50 countries worldwide, including regions in Africa, Latin America, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia.

During years of overseas business development, Mr. Jarvis has consistently integrated Sichuan University’s academic ethos of “cherishing the nation, seeking truth and pragmatism, and pursuing cross-disciplinary innovation” into corporate operation. The university’s distinctive feature of interdisciplinary integration of arts, science, engineering and medicine has greatly inspired his team to combine technologies across multiple fields including mechanical engineering, food hygiene, animal welfare and automatic control in the R&D of slaughtering equipment, and continuously upgrade core equipment for slaughter lines. The team strictly complies with international food hygiene and safety standards, takes into account requirements for green and low-carbon production, and continuously improves the intelligence and standardization of equipment, developing customized slaughtering engineering solutions adapted to local demands of different countries. From the export of standalone equipment to the delivery of turnkey projects for full slaughter production lines, the enterprise maintains strict quality control. With reliable Chinese-manufactured equipment and professional on-site overseas technical services, it has earned long-term trust from global clients in meat processing, and steadily promoted Chinese slaughter engineering technologies and domestic equipment to the world.

The journey of industrial expansion overseas via foreign trade is full of challenges. Complex tests such as cross-cultural business communication, overseas project implementation, adaptation to industry standards of various countries and remote technical support require the team to possess both a global vision and the pragmatic capability to surmount difficulties. While exploring overseas markets, Mr. Jarvis and his team always keep in mind the educational foundation nurtured by Sichuan University. They actively implement the national strategy of international production capacity cooperation. Leveraging the advantages of domestic equipment, they help modernize the meat product industry of overseas partner countries, assist these nations in improving their meat food safety processing systems, build a bridge for industrial exchanges between China and foreign countries through equipment trade, and establish the brand image of Chinese agricultural and animal husbandry equipment in the global market.

The General Secretary’s reply serves as tremendous encouragement as well as a call to action. Mr. Jarvis and all staff of the enterprise have thoroughly studied the spirit of the reply and been greatly motivated. Mr. Jarvis noted that the spiritual wealth accumulated over 130 years of Sichuan University is the foundation for alumni to forge ahead in industry. “Cherishing the nation” is more than a school motto. Put into practice in our industry, it means delivering every set of exported equipment well, completing every overseas slaughtering project successfully, and bringing China’s advanced agricultural and animal husbandry processing technologies to the globe.

Looking ahead, the enterprise will continue to carry forward the revolutionary heritage of Sichuan University and make persistent efforts in the export track of slaughtering equipment. First, it will adhere to innovation-driven development, continuously increase investment in the R&D of slaughtering equipment, apply interdisciplinary thinking to develop smarter, more energy-saving complete slaughtering equipment meeting international standards. Second, it will uphold quality benchmarks, keep optimizing the full-process service system for overseas projects to ensure stable delivery and operation of overseas projects. Third, it will deeply serve national foreign trade and the “Going Global” strategy, actively expand global markets, deepen international industrial cooperation, and steadily enhance the competitiveness and influence of domestic slaughtering equipment in the global market.

As an alumnus of Sichuan University, Mr. Jarvis and his team will shoulder their mission bravely, strive to be pioneers and set examples in the track of equipment export, continuously repay the alma mater for its cultivation with industrial achievements, and contribute the strength of Sichuan University alumni engaged in foreign trade industry to advancing the development of a great country in science and technology and talent development.