General Electric Company is a diversified technology, media and financial service company, which is committed to solving the most difficult problems in the world for its customers. GE's products and services range from arms, aircraft engines, power generation equipment, water treatment and safety technology to medical imaging, commercial and consumer finance and media. Its customers cover more than 65,438+000 countries and have more than 300,000 employees. Mr John flannery is the current chairman and CEO.

The history of GE can be traced back to Thomas Edison, who founded Edison Electric Light Company in 1878. 1892, Edison General Electric Company and Thomson Houston Electric Company merged to form General Electric Company (GE). General Electric is the only company that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has survived since the establishment of 1896.

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As early as 1906, GE began to develop its trade with China, and it was one of the most active and influential foreign companies in China at that time. 1908, Ge established the first light bulb factory in Shenyang. 1934, GE acquired Shenchang Foreign Company and began to provide installation and maintenance services for imported electrical equipment in China. From 65438 to 0979, Ge re-established trade relations with People's Republic of China (PRC).

199 1 year, the first joint venture, Gehangwei Medical System Co., Ltd., was established in Beijing. Up to now, all industrial product groups of GE have established business in China, with more than 65,438+02,000 employees and more than 50 operating entities. With the gradual opening of the market after China's entry into WTO, GE's financial business is also actively seeking development opportunities in China.

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