Alstom has been present in China for almost 60 years. It is one of the first western companies, which started business in China, much earlier than the diplomatic relationship between China and France (1964). Alstom won its first railway project in 1958, supplying 25 locomotives to Baocheng Line, the first electrified railway in China. Since then, Alstom has been participating in a full range of railway projects in China, including metro, high speed trains, locomotives and tramway.

To respond to the rapid development of the Chinese railway system, Alstom has had a long-standing commitment to serving Chinese national and urban rail transport markets with its efficient, reliable, sustainable and “made in China” solutions. It has established five joint ventures in China to strengthen its localization. One of them is SATEE (Shanghai Alstom Transport Electric Equipment Co., Ltd.), which was established in 1999 by Alstom and Shanghai Electric Group, supplying traction system and equipment to urban transport solutions.