Data released by the Port Logistics Office of the Chongqing Municipal Government on January 16, 2025 shows that currently, the New Western Land-Sea Corridor radiates 157 stations in 73 cities in my country and reaches 555 ports in 127 countries and regions around the world.
The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has expanded its reach to 555 ports in 127 countries and regions, according to the data released by the Chongqing Port and Logistics Office on January 16, 2025. The cargo service now covers 157 points in 73 domestic cities .
On January 15, 2025, staff loaded citrus onto a shuttle bus at the Wulingshan (Xiushan) Citrus Export and Trading Center of the New Land-Sea Corridor in the west of Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Chongqing City. Image source: Xinhua News Agency
【Knowledge Points】
The New Western Land-Sea Corridor is a new international land-sea trade channel jointly built by China’s western provinces and ASEAN countries. It connects the Silk Road Economic Belt to the north, the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road to the south, and coordinates with the Yangtze River Economic Belt. In the regional coordinated development pattern It has an important strategic position. In 2017, the construction of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor began, with Guangxi as an important node, running through the western part of my country, connecting the Silk Road Economic Belt to the north, and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road to the south. In August 2019, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the “Master Plan for the New Western Land-Sea Corridor”, clarifying that the New Western Land-Sea Corridor will be basically completed by 2025.
The New Western Land-Sea Corridor is located in the hinterland of western my country, with Chongqing as the operational organization center and the western provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities as key nodes. It uses railways, sea transport, highways and other transportation modes to reach all parts of the world through coastal ports such as Guangxi and Yunnan. Since its opening, this “logistics artery” has continuously innovated cooperation and co-construction mechanisms, gathered synergy along the route, and promoted the formation of an opening-up pattern of “linkage between land and sea, and mutual assistance between the east and west”. It has now become an important factor in my country’s economic and trade cooperation with countries along the route and the maintenance of global supply. A major international trade channel with a stable chain.
After years of hard work, the New Western Land-Sea Corridor’s large-scale transportation volume and quality have increased, its radiation capabilities have become stronger and stronger, and there are more and more partners. The annual number of rail-sea combined trains under the New Western Land-Sea Corridor has increased from more than 900 in 2019 to over 10,000 in 2024; the types of goods have increased from dozens to more than 1,160 types in 10 categories; the service industry has stronger capabilities, Customized comprehensive logistics solutions for Changan Automobile and other car companies to help “Chongqing Cars Go Overseas” transport volume increase by more than 30% year-on-year in 2024. In the future, the construction of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor will be used as a guide to accelerate the construction of a modern collection and distribution system, promote the in-depth integration of logistics, trade, and industry, and improve the comprehensive service level of the corridor.
【Important speech】
It is necessary to jointly build the “Belt and Road” with high quality and cooperate with the Indo-Pacific vision proposed by ASEAN. China is willing to further build a high-quality development demonstration zone for international production capacity cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, and welcomes ASEAN countries to participate in jointly building a new international land-sea trade channel.
We seek high-quality Belt and Road cooperation with ASEAN and cooperation between the Belt and Road Initiative and the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific. China will continue to develop demonstration zones for high-quality Belt and Road international industrial capacity cooperation, and welcomes ASEAN countries’ participation in the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor.
——On November 22, 2021, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the 30th anniversary summit of China-ASEAN dialogue relations.
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China Daily English Dianjin Studio (This article was first published on the “Study Powerful Country” learning platform)
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