May 12, 2026 marks the 18th anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake. Though eighteen years have passed and the mountains and rivers have been renewed, the disaster that shook the nation at 14:00 on May 12, 2008 remains engraved deep in every Chinese person's memory, and is also deeply imprinted in the development history of Chengdu Tang's Corning AiKe Company (hereinafter 'AiKe').

Eighteen years ago, the earth shook and devastation was everywhere. Pengzhou City, adjacent to Wenchuan, was among the ten most severely affected areas; with landslides, collapsed buildings, 956 dead, 5,775 injured, and 597,000 affected, its public-health facilities were severely damaged, making post-disaster epidemic prevention and water-safety assurance urgent. When one place suffers, help comes from all sides—the whole nation rallied with one heart, launching a cross-mountain relay of love. Though still small at the time, AiKe always remembered its founding mission of 'taking root in Sichuan and giving back to its homeland,' and with deep concern for fellow sufferers in the disaster area, resolutely shouldered the responsibility of a local enterprise.

The disaster was an order; responsibility weighed heavier than Mount Tai. Upon learning that the severely affected Pengzhou CDC urgently needed ultrapure-water equipment after the disaster to support core work such as water-quality testing and epidemic-prevention experiments, AiKe coordinated resources immediately, urgently allocated an ultrapure-water machine worth over 30,000 yuan, formed a dedicated team, and rushed to the Pengzhou disaster area despite aftershock risks and road hazards. Muddy roads could not block their advance, nor could the bumpy journey sever their sincere love; the team traversed the ruins and personally delivered the ultrapure-water machine—carrying AiKe's goodwill—into the hands of Pengzhou CDC staff, building a basic defense line for the disaster area's public-health safety.

Yellowed old photos freeze the warm moments of eighteen years ago and preserve AiKe's most simple patriotism. In the photos, AiKe staff stand side by side with Pengzhou CDC personnel, expressions firm and solemn; at the equipment handover site, there was no elaborate ceremony, only sincere entrustment and wordless understanding. At the most critical post-disaster moment, this ultrapure-water machine provided reliable support for Pengzhou CDC's water-quality monitoring and epidemic-prevention testing, guarding the life and health of disaster-area people with pure water sources, and became a precious witness to the blood-bond between AiKe and the Pengzhou disaster area.

Eighteen years of weathering wind and rain, eighteen years of unchanging original aspiration. From 2008 to 2026, eighteen years have witnessed the phoenix-like rebirth of the disaster area and AiKe's growth and transformation. Over these eighteen years, AiKe has always inherited the spiritual core of 'great love and responsibility, deep cultivation of industry,' focusing on R&D, production, and service of ultrapure-water equipment, guarding water-safety with professional technology and practicing its public-welfare aspiration with responsibility. From supporting disaster areas to serving people's livelihoods, from aiding public health to empowering industrial development, AiKe has always remembered the mission of a local enterprise, integrating social responsibility into every step of its development, and interpreting the promise of 'from society, give back to society' with concrete actions.

Time is silent, but great love has a voice; the original aspiration remains unchanged, moving forward steadily toward the distant goal. The charitable donation eighteen years ago was the starting point of AiKe's public-welfare path and the inheritance of responsibility. Today, we look back at this unforgettable journey, saluting all the reverse-runners of earthquake relief, mourning the deceased compatriots, and remembering all the more that Chinese strength of mutual assistance and joint overcoming of difficulties.

In the future, Chengdu Tang's Corning AiKe Company will continue to cherish a grateful heart, uphold its quality aspiration, and inherit the spirit of great love, giving back to society with more professional products and more considerate services—true to its original aspiration and the times—firmly advancing on the path of guarding water safety and practicing its public-welfare mission, so that eighteen years of warmth and responsibility are passed down from generation to generation, endless and unceasing!