On April 7, Zhejiang Provincial People's Government and Alibaba Group signed an agreement on strategic partnership themed "Spring Thunder Initiative" in Hangzhou to promote the digital transformation of manufacturing in Zhejiang through joint efforts. This is also the first strategic partnership agreement signed by Alibaba after it launched the "2020 Spring Thunder Initiative" on the same day.

Daniel Zhang the chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group said that the strategic partnership agreement signed by Alibaba in Zhejiang once again proves that it's the best choice for Alibaba to establish its business base in Zhejiang Province which is playing a key role in supporting its business development as a leader in the digital industry which is knowledgeable and skilled in applying digital technology. 

"Spring Thunder Initiative" is a special action plan to support small and medium-sized enterprises launched by Alibaba since 2009. It is urgent to stimulate domestic demand, maintain the growth of foreign trade and support agricultural production during the current pandemic emergency. "2020 Spring Thunder Initiative" aims to help small and medium-sized enterprises tide over the current crisis by increasing supplies, market demand and trading based on Alibaba's strength in the digital industry it has built over the past 20 years.

According to the agreement, Alibaba and Zhejiang Province will work together to promote the digital transformation and high-quality development of the local manufacturing, expand the digital marketing networks to sell the local products to the whole country and the world and enhance the training of the local digital talents based on Alibaba's strength in the digital industry.

The two parties decided to establish 100 industrial bases in Zhejiang's well-known industrial zones and 100 manufacturers with annual revenue of over 100 Million yuan under the "C2M" Super Manufacturer Program, and develop 5 industrial zones with annual revenue of 100 million yuan in the well-developed cities and regions in Zhejiang Province within three years.

Daniel Zhang said that the "Spring Thunder Initiative" aims to help small and medium-sized enterprises not only pull through the current crisis and but also find opportunities for further development in the future based on Alibaba's strength in the digital industry under the support of the government.

4月7日，浙江省人民政府和阿里巴巴（中国）有限公司在杭州签署“春雷计划”战略合作协议，共同推动浙江制造数字化转型。这也是阿里巴巴当天启动“春雷计划”后，签署的第一份战略合作协议。

阿里巴巴董事会主席兼首席执行官张勇表示，这个“第一”发生在浙江，再次证明“阿里根植浙江、浙江关怀阿里”的深厚情谊；也证明浙江懂得数字化、善用数字化、更掌握了数字化发展的先机。

“春雷计划”是阿里巴巴自2009年以来，时隔11年再次启动的扶助中小企业特别行动。在新冠肺炎疫情全球扩散的当下，扩内需、稳外贸、助农兴农迫在眉睫。“春雷计划2020”旨在利用阿里巴巴20年来沉淀的数字化能力，创造新供给、激发新需求、促进新贸易，帮助中小企业共渡难关。

根据协议，阿里和浙江将实现强强联合，发挥阿里数字化能力，推动浙江制造数字化转型、高质量发展，拓展浙江制造“卖全国”“卖全球”的数字化营销渠道，并共同加强浙江数字化人才培训。

双方决定，三年内推动实现“三个一”合作目标：在浙江知名产业带区域建立100个产地直播基地；通过C2M超级工厂计划打造100个销售过亿的工厂；在浙江制造业发达地市定向扶持5个产业带，实现销售破1亿单。

张勇表示，这次的“春雷计划”，就是要发挥阿里巴巴的数字化能力，与政府一道，帮助中小企业不仅度过眼前的“危”，更要找到面向未来的“机”。

(Executive Editor: Ye Ke)