During the first session of the 14th National People's Congress on the morning of March 6, 2023, the Zhejiang delegation held a plenary meeting to review the government work report made by Premier Li Keqiang on behalf of the State Council. Chen Xuehua, a deputy to the National People's Congress and Chairman of Huayou Cobalt, delivered a keynote speech at the meeting.

In his speech, he said that after listening to the Premier's government work report on the morning of March 5, 2023, he was deeply proud of the hard-won achievements, and was also encouraged by the "Two Unswerving Points" mentioned in the report, strengthening his confidence and determination in promoting high-quality development of the company. He said that the idea that "industrial policy should focus on both development and safety" put forward by Premier Li Keqiang in this year's government work report echoed with what was in our mind. At the meeting, he also made suggestions on "accelerating the construction of a safe supply chain of energy metal, and continuing to promote the high-quality development of China's new energy industry".