青岛外贸人春节坚守岗位 医疗器械出口业务持续增长
首宏医疗国际事务总监孟振平： "春节加班已成常态，客户需求就是命令"
Meng Zhenping, Director of International Affairs at Shouhong Medical: "Working during Spring Festival has become routine - customer demands are our top priority"
作为拉动国民经济的三驾马车之一，外贸在青岛的城市发展中扮演着重要角色。2022年，青岛外贸进出口总值突破9000亿元大关，自2020年起三年连上四个千亿级台阶，实现了青岛外贸史上从未有过的高速稳步跨越发展。
As one of the three key drivers of China's national economy, foreign trade plays a vital role in Qingdao's urban development. In 2022, Qingdao's total import and export value exceeded 900 billion yuan, achieving four consecutive 100-billion-yuan milestones since 2020 - an unprecedented steady and rapid development in the city's foreign trade history.
青岛外贸跨越发展的背后，是千千万万外贸从业者的努力和奋斗。在春节这个中国人一年之中最重要的节日里，不少青岛外贸人还坚守在自己的岗位上。
Behind this remarkable development lies the hard work of countless foreign trade professionals. During Spring Festival, the most important traditional holiday in China, many Qingdao foreign trade workers remain at their posts.
医疗器械出口业务春节无休
Medical Equipment Export Business Operates Nonstop During Holiday
首宏医疗控股集团股份有限公司国际事务部总监孟振平就是众多春节仍然坚守在岗位上的青岛外贸人的一员。首宏医疗是一家集医疗器械进口服务、医疗器械出口服务、医疗供应链平台服务等多个板块为一体的医贸企业。
Meng Zhenping, Director of the International Affairs Department at Shouhong Medical Holding Group Co., Ltd., is one such professional. Shouhong Medical is a healthcare trade company integrating medical equipment import/export services and healthcare supply chain platform services.
孟振平主要负责医疗器械的出口，既有面向企业的大宗商品贸易，也有面向国外消费者的跨境电商业务。过去三年，受疫情因素影响，医疗器械行业迎来了需求高峰，孟振平所从事的医疗器械出口发展势头良好。
Meng mainly handles medical equipment exports, including bulk commodity trade for enterprises and cross-border e-commerce business targeting overseas consumers. Over the past three years, the pandemic has created peak demand in the medical equipment sector, leading to strong growth in Meng's export business.
时差挑战与全天候服务
Time Zone Challenges and 24/7 Service
对于孟振平来说，春节加班几乎已成为家常便饭。由于外贸行业的特殊性，孟振平所服务的欧美客户没有过春节的习惯，仍然按照正常的节奏上班。
For Meng, working during Spring Festival has become routine. Due to the nature of foreign trade, his European and American clients don't observe the holiday and maintain normal business operations.
"就算是除夕夜全家人一起吃年夜饭时，如果客户提出了需求，我们也要放下筷子，第一时间为客户解决问题。"孟振平说。
"Even during the New Year's Eve family reunion dinner, if a client makes a request, we must put down our chopsticks and address their needs immediately," Meng said.
2023年外贸新期待
New Expectations for 2023 Foreign Trade
对于2023年，孟振平充满了期待，他告诉记者——作为一名外贸人，自己已经三年没有出国参加展会，也没有面对面拜访客户了。
Looking ahead to 2023, Meng expressed optimism, telling reporters that as a foreign trade professional, he hasn't attended overseas exhibitions or visited clients in person for three years.
"毕竟无论是内贸还是外贸，一次面对面的交流好过十次电话或网络联系。希望在2023年可以多出去参加一些国际性的医疗器械展会，了解行业发展的最新动向，同时也希望能实地拜访客户，收获更多的新订单。"
"After all, whether in domestic or foreign trade, one face-to-face meeting is better than ten phone calls or online communications. I hope to attend more international medical equipment exhibitions in 2023 to learn about the latest industry trends, and also visit clients in person to secure more new orders."
来源|观海新闻/青岛晚报 记者 李沛
Source| Guanhai News/Qingdao Evening News Reporter Li Pei
