In the morning of August 27, 2012, Ma Kai, State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council, accompanied by Zhang Weiguo, vice governor of Jiangsu Province, Ding Dawei, Nantong Municipal Party Committee Secretary, Zhang Guohua, Mayor of Nantong City and other leaders, came to the company for investigation. Secretary-General Ma Kai expressed satisfaction with the company’s achievements, and asked with concern about the company’s order status and the company’s solutions to the overall weakness of the shipbuilding market.