Sacred Fire Transmission, Pingju Future TCL Huaxing Zhao Jun, Wang Xiuyi's Winter Olympic Torch Transmission Tour

[Milan, Italy, February 3, 2026] The 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics torch marches forward towards the light. Zhao Jun, senior vice president of TCL Technology and CEO of TCL CSOT, and Wang Xiuyi, senior vice president of TCL CSOT and general manager of TV and commercial display SBU, took over the torch in turn and shouldered the mission of relaying the torch. The torch in the palms not only carries the Olympic spirit of the torch relay, but also reflects the persistence and responsibility of the two people who have been deeply involved in the semiconductor display track for many years. The light and shadow of the torch handover are engraved with the in-depth cultivation footprints of the two TCL CSOT leaders, and connect TCL CSOT's unswerving path of innovation and development.

Zhao Jun, Senior Vice President of TCL Technology and CEO of TCL Huaxing, and Wang Xiuyi, Senior Vice President of TCL Huaxing and General Manager of TV and Commercial Display SBU, hand over the torch

As one of the global partners of the Olympics, TCL CSOT has always empowered sports with technology and interpreted the Olympic spirit with innovation. The election of Zhao Jun and Wang Xiuyi as torchbearers is not only a personal honor, but also the international community's high recognition of TCL CSOT's technical strength, industry influence and entrepreneurial spirit. It is also a vivid portrayal of the deep integration of technology and sports. The two have been deeply involved in the semiconductor display field for many years. With their solid professionalism and excellent management capabilities, they have led TCL Huaxing to move forward steadily on the road of technological innovation and industrial upgrading. Their struggle is highly consistent with the Winter Olympics’ spirit of “faster, higher, stronger – and more united”.

Zhao Jun: Light up the future with the fire of innovation

Since joining the display industry in 1997, Zhao Jun started out as a grassroots engineer and has held important management positions in leading companies in the industry such as Tianma Microelectronics Group and TCL Huaxing. He has been tempered in many fields such as production and manufacturing, supply chain management, and corporate operations, and has accumulated profound industry experience and forward-looking vision. During his tenure, the company won the fifth "China Quality Award" in 2024, the seventh "China Industrial Award Commendation Award" in 2023, and the "Guangdong Science and Technology Progress Award" in 2021. He was personally awarded the title of "Shenzhen's 100 Innovation Strugglers" in the new era in 2021. Leading TCL Huaxing to focus on the country's strategic deployment of "powerful nation through science and technology", aim at the forefront of global display technology, strengthen forward-looking basic research, promote the strategic layout of new displays such as printed OLED and Micro-LED, and promote the development and transformation of the industry from scale expansion to innovation-driven development. Actively promote the export of industries overseas, establish product and manufacturing platforms overseas, promote the dual circulation of domestic and international industrial chains, promote the healthy development of the display industry, and improve the business environment of the entire upstream and downstream chains.

Zhao Jun, Senior Vice President of TCL Technology and CEO of TCL Huaxing

Talking about his feelings about this torch relay, Mr. Zhao Jun said with emotion: "This is my first time to participate in the Olympic torch relay, and I feel extremely honored and excited. The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was my first time to watch the Olympics - at that time, I and dozens of friends gathered around a 12-inch TV and were excited, but I never thought that one day I feel very excited and honored to be a torchbearer today. More importantly, I am very proud that TCL and TCL CSOT can enhance the experience of watching and participating in the Olympics for hundreds of millions of consumers around the world, allowing more people to better experience the charm of the Olympics by providing TV products with larger sizes and more stunning picture quality."

Wang Xiuyi: Empowering global vision with professionalism

Wang Xiuyi graduated from Jilin University with a major in applied chemistry, and later received an MBA from Hong Kong Baptist University. He has worked for Lenovo Electronics, Innolux and other companies, and is a veteran in the display industry. Since joining the industry in 2004, he has experienced the entire chain of R&D, integration, product, marketing and sales, and has accumulated profound professional skills and overall business vision. With years of experience in the industry, China Star TV and commercial display businesses continue to innovate and have the courage to break through. While leading the TV and commercial display business to new heights, it also actively promotes the global layout of the business and maintains the healthy and stable development of the industry, demonstrating its excellent strategic vision and efficient execution capabilities.

Wang Xiuyi, Senior Vice President of TCL CSOT and General Manager of TV and Commercial Display SBU

Regarding participating in the torch relay this time, Mr. Wang Xiuyi said: "This is an extraordinary experience, and I am very honored to participate in the Milan Winter Olympics torch relay. The Olympic torch relay is humankind's belief in pursuing excellence, and TCL delivers the power of technology to change lives. As a global partner of the Olympics, this is an important step in TCL's internationalization process. This is an important milestone and a new symbol of the rise of China's display industry represented by TCL CSOT. As Chairman Li Dongsheng said, we are already standing at the center of the world stage. In the future, we will continue to show the world the hard-core strength of the TCL technology brand with the spirit of dare to do something extraordinary, and join the Olympic torch on the journey of excellence."

The torch conveys the spirit, and technology lights up the Olympics

The appointment of Zhao Jun and Wang Xiuyi of TCL CSOT as the torch bearers for the Milan Winter Olympics is not only a personal honor for the two industry leaders and a dual demonstration of TCL CSOT's strength, but also a vivid manifestation of TCL CSOT's integration of the Olympic spirit into its corporate development genes - Just like the athletes of the Winter Olympics fighting bravely and climbing to the top in the competition, TCL CSOT is also adhering to innovation and pursuing dreams on the technology track, lighting up the world with "a good screen", promoting industrial change with technological innovation, and assisting the country's scientific and technological progress with its industrial responsibility.