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41-739: Following the Juye Incident , the German army landed at Tsingtao in 1897. In 1898, the Qing government signed the Jiao'ao Concession Treaty with Germany, which made Tsingtao a German colony. This treaty also granted the German government the right to build the Jiaoji Railway and develop the mineral deposits along the route. Kaiser Wilhelm II was determined to make Tsingtao a "model colony" and

82-517: A Hong Kong Based non-profit news organization FactWire had broken the news of SMRT C151A suffering from multiple defects relating to Chinese-made materials and posted the entire investigative works in YouTube . and most of its claims are subsequently acknowledged by the rail operator SMRT and the transport authorities in Singapore , Land Transport Authority . The entire issue has since generated

123-793: A bridgehead for the German army in the Far East . As a result, German authorities built a number of factories in Tsingtao between 1900 and 1910. In October 1900, while building the Jiaoji Railway, German authorities began constructing the Shantung Railway Syfang General Repair Works ( Hauptreparatur-Werkstätte Syfang der Schantung-Eisenbahn ), which was under the Shantung Railway Company ( Schantung-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft ), with

164-497: A century, with bridge-building among its first businesses. The company offers of storage management for LNG, Kawasaki's portfolio also includes retractable roofs, floors and other giant structures, the Sapporo Dome 's retractable surface is one example. For construction, Kawasaki produces products such as wheel loaders, tunnel machines, rollers, snowplows and purpose-specific loaders. The tunnel boring machines used to excavate

205-658: A huge amount of controversies in Hong Kong and Singapore with some rumors spreading in the Internet as well. On 9 September 2020 Bucharest City Hall sent to the Association Astra Vagoane (Romania) - CRRC Qingdao Sifang (China) a "Communication on the outcome of the award procedure for Purchase of 100 trams. By this address, the mentioned association is notified that the winner of the procurement procedure has been designated and that it will be informed of

246-494: A new IS development named JOSS (joint venture operating system support) By 2009 it had delivered over 1000 units, including the CRH1E ( Zefiro 250 ) high speed sleeper trains, and had secured an order for 80 CRH380D ( Zefiro 380 ) very high speed trains in an order estimated to be worth €2.7 billion ($ 4 billion, 27.4billion RMB ) in total. Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) co-operated with CRRC Sifang Co Ltd. in year 2009 to produce

287-1023: A part of joint ventures with COSCO in China, i.e. the Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd.(NACKS), in Nantong, China, and the Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd.(DACKS), in Dalian, China. On 3 July 2024, the Japanese Defence Ministry announced an investigation into bribery allegations between Kawasaki and Maritime Self-Defence Force personnel over submarine repair contracts. Kawasaki will also set up its own inspection panel to look into fictious transactions and slush funds. Main products Kawasaki's key offering are high-performance gas turbines. The company

328-593: A total investment of 1,587,000 marks . It became China's third rolling stock factory after Tangshan and Dalian . The factory was located near the Sifang Railway Station in Sifang Village, with more than 10,000 square meters of factory spaces and more than 400 workers, and was completed in 1902. Locomotive parts were imported from Germany and assembly was conducted by the Sifang plant. By 1914,

369-776: A total of 1,148 locomotives, coaches, and wagons had been assembled or repaired. In 1914, the First World War broke out, and Germany was occupied with war at the homefront. Japan and the United Kingdom took the opportunity and launched the Siege of Tsingtao . The Shantung Railway Syfang General Repair Works was damaged during the siege. In 1915, the Empire of Japan forced the Republic of China government to accept its Twenty-One Demands , which affirmed Japan's takeover of

410-450: A wide range of municipal and industrial waste to be recovered, recycled and put to new use. Such systems include refuse paper and plastic fuel production facilities that convert wastepaper/plastics into an easy-to-handle solid fuel, equipment that converts old tires into highway paving materials and tiles, and machinery that sorts glass bottles by size and color. Main products Kawasaki's history of building steel structures spans more than

451-491: Is Japan's largest manufacturer of rolling stock. It began operations in the industry in 1906. It manufactures express and commuter trains, subway cars, freight trains, locomotives, monorails and new transit systems. Kawasaki is also involved in the development and design of high-speed trains such as Japan's Shinkansen . Main Products Shipbuilding is the historical industry in which Kawasaki Heavy Industries

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492-581: Is also active in the production of industrial robots , gas turbines , pumps , boilers and other industrial products. The company is named after its founder, Shōzō Kawasaki . KHI is known as one of the three major heavy industrial manufacturers of Japan, alongside Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI . Prior to the Second World War , KHI was part of the Kobe Kawasaki zaibatsu , which included Kawasaki Steel and Kawasaki Kisen . After

533-775: Is also involved in development of new energy sources as an alternative to fossil fuels such as wind power generation, biomass power generation, photovoltaic systems and rechargeable batteries. Main products Kawasaki develops and builds a vast array of industrial plants and equipment, including large cement, chemical and nonferrous metal plants, prime movers, and compact precision machinery. It also offers industrial plant engineering from design to sales. Kawasaki also develops automation systems. Industrial robots for processes such as assembly, handling, welding, painting and sealing, as well as automation systems for distribution and logistics such as automated product- and cargo-handling systems for plants and airports. Main products Kawasaki

574-412: Is involved in the development of equipment that prevents pollution in a wide range of industries. Among the leading products are fuel gas desulfurization and denitrification systems, and ash handling systems. The company also supplies municipal refuse incineration plants, gasification and melting systems, sewage treatment and sludge incineration plants. Kawasaki has also been developing systems that enable

615-726: The Boeing 767 , Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 with The Boeing Company , and the 170, 175, 190 and 195 jets with Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica . It is also involved in the joint international development and production of turbofan engines for passenger aircraft such as the V2500 , the RB211/Trent , the PW4000 and the CF34 . Kawasaki also works for the JAXA . The company was responsible for

656-757: The C151A trains, the fourth generation MRT train for SMRT Trains , in Singapore. A total of 22 trainsets were built with 6 carriages each. By 2010, half of the trainsets are completed, and testing was done in 2011 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries , before full delivery in December 2011. These trains now serves the North South line & East West line in Singapore. Another 78 cars (13 trainsets) of C151A trains which in production to be delivered by 2014. In 2012, KHI and CSR Sifang will collaborate to manufacture

697-621: The Channel Tunnel and the 14.14 m diameter shield machines used in the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line construction are two well-known examples. Main products Kawasaki produces motorcycles, Jet Skis and ATVs . Kawasaki's motorcycle include the Ninja sport bikes , and cruisers , dual-purpose and motocross motorcycles, as well as utility vehicles , ATVs and general-purpose gasoline engines . Kawasaki's "Jet Ski" has become

738-762: The International Space Station , the cancelled HOPE-X experimental orbiting plane and the docking mechanism for the ETS-VII . According to a document from July 1997, they would have been a major manufacturer of the Kankoh-maru space tourism vehicle (also known as the Kawasaki S-1), which never saw production. In 2022, Kawasaki and Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding to address hydrogen needs in aviation, and to focus on airport hydrogen hubs development. Main products Kawasaki

779-647: The P-1 maritime patrol aircraft, and since 2010, it has built the C-2 transport aircraft. Kawasaki also builds helicopters, including the BK117 , jointly developed and manufactured with MBB . It also produces the CH-47J / JA helicopter. In the commercial aviation business, the company is involved in the joint international development and production of large passenger aircraft. It is involved in joint development and production of

820-465: The Qing government was also forced to remove many Shandong officials (including governor Li Bingheng) from their posts and to build three Catholic churches in the area (in Jining , Caozhou , and Juye) at its own expense. The mission that had been attacked also received 3,000 taels of silver in compensation for stolen or damaged property, and received the right to construct seven fortified residences in

861-940: The Society of the Divine Word , in Juye County Shandong Province, China in the night of 1–2 November 1897 ( All Saints' Day to All Souls' Day ). The target of the attack, Georg Maria Stenz , survived unharmed. The attack resulted from anger at Stenz, who had likely serially raped Chinese women in Juye county, Shandong. The mission compound where the incident took place was located in Zhang Jia Village ( simplified Chinese : 张 家 庄 ; traditional Chinese : 張 家 莊 ; pinyin : Zhāng Jiā Zhuāng , spelled "Tshantyachuang" in writings by Georg M. Stenz), about 10 km northeast of

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902-495: The 1950s, Japan was leading as the world's largest shipbuilder. By the late 1960s into the 1970s Kawasaki had begun to withdraw from the shipbuilding industry and diversified its company, producing motorcycles, jet skis, bridges, tunnel-boring machines, and aircraft. They also supplied technologically advanced railroad cars to the New York subway system. In 1995, Kawasaki Heavy Industries came to an agreement with China to produce

943-427: The 1960s and 1970s became a supplier to China Railway passenger cars and later expanded to export markets by the 1980s. Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd was established in 1998 as a joint venture between Bombardier Transportation (Germany) and Sifang Locomotive and rolling stock company limited as a company for the production of high speed trains and high quality coaches. This joint venture includes

984-742: The German territories and railroad assets in Shantung . The Syfang General Repair Works was renamed Shantung Railway Syfang Workshop, which was temporarily managed by the Japanese Army . In March 1915, the Japanese army in Tsingtao established the Shantung Railway Administration, which had five departments: general affairs, transportation, engineering, accounting and mining, and the Tsingtao Workshop. During

1025-561: The Japanese occupation, additional facilities such as sand casting factories, passenger wagon yards, wheel factories, copper casting yards were built, and the number of employees reached more than 1,500. In 1938 the Beiyang government took over control of the rolling stock manufacturer but constant political turmoil left railway development on hold until 1949. After 1949 the facility became Sifang Works and in 1952 produced China’s first indigenous steam locomotive, August 1st , then through

1066-660: The Juye incident "the opening wedge in a process of greatly intensified imperialist activity in China" and Joseph W. Esherick comments that the Juye killings "set off a chain of events which radically altered the course of Chinese history." Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. ( KHI ) ( 川崎重工業株式会社 , Kawasaki Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha ) is a Japanese public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles , engines , heavy equipment , aerospace and defense equipment, rolling stock and ships , headquartered in Minato , Tokyo , Japan. It

1107-625: The area, also at government expense. This settlement strengthened missionary work in southern Shandong province and was part of the events that led to the Boxer Uprising (1899–1900), a movement directed against the Christian and foreign presence in northern China. Imitating Germany, other powers ( Russia , Britain , France , and Japan ) began a " Scramble for China " (or "scramble for concessions ") to secure their own spheres of influence in China. Historian Paul Cohen has called

1148-522: The company's first president. After opening a new factory in 1906, Kawasaki began diversifying its products. They began to produce parts for the railroad, automotive, and airplane industry by the end of World War 1. After the war, along with the Allied arms-limitation agreement in 1912, Kawasaki faced a huge decline in shipbuilding. In 1929, the Depression caused a large amount of financial problems with

1189-459: The company. During World War 2, Kawasaki was a major builder of combat aircraft like the Ki-61, which killed many Allied aircrew. Just afterwards, they adapted air intakes from combat aircraft to high speed motorcycles. In 1947, the government introduced a new shipbuilding agenda and gave Kawasaki a rise in profits and helped restore the company. The company was able to resume all operations and by

1230-475: The conflict, KHI became part of the DKB Group ( keiretsu ). Shōzō Kawasaki , born in 1836, was involved with the marine industry from a young age. He was involved with two offshore disasters but accredited his survival to the modernization of the ships. This led to the decision to create technological innovations for the Japanese shipping industry. In 1878, after struggling to find business, his first order

1271-423: The date and time when the contract will be signed." The town hall will pay 840 million Romanian lei (200 million USD) for 100 ASTRA trams. Juye Incident The Juye Incident ( Chinese : 曹 州 敎 案 or 鉅 野 敎 案 ; pinyin : Cáozhōu Jiào'àn or Jùyě Jiào'àn , German : Juye Vorfall ) refers to the killing of two German Catholic missionaries , Richard Henle and Franz Xaver Nies , of

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1312-612: The development and production of the payload fairings, payload attach fittings (PAF) and the construction of the launch complex for the H-II rocket. It continues to provide services for the H-IIA rocket. Kawasaki has also participated in projects such as the development of reusable launch vehicles for spacecraft that will handle future space transport, space robotics projects such as the Japanese Experiment Module for

1353-399: The largest containerships ever. This led to the company announcing higher than expected profits in 1996. However, shortly after the profits, the company saw a long decline in business forcing them to find a solution. With the company seeing continuous losses into the 21st century, it formed a joint venture with Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. However, by the end of 2001, the agreement

1394-595: The local Chinese Christians arrived at the scene to help. It is not certain who committed the killings, but it is most commonly assumed that the attack was launched by members of the Big Swords Society . Less than two weeks after the Juye Incident, the German Empire used the murders of the missionaries as a pretext to seize Jiaozhou Bay on Shandong's southern coast. Under German threats ,

1435-545: The new 168 cars (28 trainsets) of C151B trains and will deliver from 2015 till 2017. An additional 174 cars (29 trainsets) of C151B trains were ordered in 2014 and will be delivered from 2017 till 2019 and a total of 57 trains but they have been reduced to 45 set as they announced and the first trainset was delivered in 2015, Another 12 set of C151C trains are expected to be added by 2019 which were ordered in 2015. In 2013, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) planned to sue CSR Sifang for patent infringement after their partnership

1476-594: The night and had moved into a vacant porter's room himself. Believing the area to be quiet, the missionaries did not take any precautions and Stenz left the door to his room unlocked. A band of twenty to thirty armed men broke into the mission compound shortly after the missionaries had gone to bed. They broke the door to the room where Henle and Nies were staying and killed the two missionaries. Both victims were found to have suffered numerous wounds from stabbing and both were dead shortly before midnight. The attackers searched for Stenz, but could not find him. They retreated when

1517-514: The town of Juye and about 25 km northwest of the city of Jining . Georg M. Stenz was the priest stationed in Zhang Jia Village and the other two missionaries, Henle and Nies, had come to visit him. Stenz describes the events of the incident as follows: Before they went to bed shortly before midnight, the missionaries had practiced the Requiem Mass (Miseremini mei) for the following All Souls' Day. Stenz had given his room to his guests for

1558-742: Was created and developed, as from the company's 1878 founding as the Kawasaki Dockyard Co. Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Its product range include high-performance LNG and LPG carriers, container ships, bulk carriers and VLCCs, as well as submarines. The company is also involved in the development of offshore structures and research vessels. Kawasaki also produces marine machinery and equipment, including main engines, propulsion systems, steering gears, deck and fishing machinery. Kawasaki has shipyards at Kobe and Sakaide, Kagawa . (Kagawa Prefecture). The company also builds ships as

1599-485: Was dissolved. KHI said it deeply regretted entering into the partnership. KHI subsequently dropped the action. In 2014, LTA had ordered the new 364 cars (91 trainsets with 4 cars) of T251 Trains with manufacture by KHI and CSR Sifang for future Thomson-East Coast line and will have fully automated and driverless trains, and also the first trains in Singapore to have 5 doors on each side and each carriage, These 91 new trains will deliver from 2018 onwards. On 5 July 2016,

1640-471: Was placed. This is marked as the company's start in the industry. In 1886, Kawasaki moved the business from Tokyo to Hyogo. This allowed space for the rise of orders placed to his company and the renaming to Kawasaki Dockyard. The new and improved company went public as Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd when the demand for ships rose during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. Kojiro Matsukata was announced as

1681-577: Was terminated. In the following years, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Co. have seen a fluctuation of profits and losses. Kawasaki is active in a diverse range of the aerospace industry. The company is a contractor for the Japanese ministry of defence and has built aircraft such as the C-1 transport aircraft, T-4 intermediate jet trainer, and the P-3C antisubmarine warfare patrol airplane. Since 2007, it has built

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