Zhongjiwu Railway brings three major benefits

On September 16, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mao Ning introduced that the relevant departments of China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan signed the "Memorandum of Understanding on the China -Jiwu Railway Construction Project (Geejo Section)". On the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, the launch of the Zhongjiwu Railway is exciting. The early completion of the Zhongjiwu Railway will not only create new opportunities for the economic recovery after the epidemic and the excavation of economic potential, but also help improve the overall transportation network of Asia -Europe.

The Zhongjiwu Railway will promote the economic and trade development of Jiwu. Both Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, located in Central Asia, are inland countries, and Uzbekistan is a dual inland country, that is, the country is an inland country and all neighboring countries around them are inland countries. Due to geographical restrictions, it has led to the high transportation and trade costs of Jiwu, which restricts economic development. According to the plan, the Zhongjiwu Railway plans to exit from Kashgar from Xinjiang, China to westward, and via Kyrgyz Karasu, and arrived in Uzbekistan. After the railway was opened to traffic, the transportation line between Zhongjiwu was shortened by nearly 900 kilometers, thereby reducing transportation costs, and making the trade turnover between the Three Kingdoms faster and the lower cost. Gilgisstan economists calculated that the annual transport volume of the Zhongjiwu Railway is expected to reach 13 million tons, of which 80%will be transit transportation, and the remaining 20%will be the Ji Guo's own trade. Dollar.

The Zhongjiwu Railway will inject new kinetic energy into the economic development of Central Asia. Affected by geographical and traffic factors, the export cost of goods in Central Asia is high, weakening the overseas competitiveness of Central Asian export products, and to a certain extent, it has raised the price of imported goods imported from Central Asian countries to a certain extent. According to the analysis of the "Voice of Germany" website, after the completion of the China -Jiwu Railway, the "shortest route" from China to Europe and the Middle East will be transported from China. Yang Jin, deputy director of the Central Asian Research Office of the Eastern European and Central Asian Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, believes that after the completion of the China -Jiwu Railway, it will further bring closer the economic and trade relations between China and Central Asian countries, especially the transportation costs of railways than highway transportation, aviation, aviation, air The low transportation and large transport volume means that the cost of import and export goods between China and Central Asian countries will be greatly reduced, and the price of commodities will also decrease. China proposed at the beginning of this year that it will strive to increase China's trade with China and Central Asian countries to $ 70 billion by 2030. The completion of the China -Jiwu Railway will help the realization of this goal.

The Zhongjiwu Railway will build a new channel for the interconnection of Mainland and Europe. The completion of the Zhongjiwu Railway will improve the convenient transportation channel of East Asia, Southeast Asia to Central Asia, West Asia, North Africa, and South Europe. The status of the mainland bridge in international transportation. Yang Jin believes that the Zhongji -Wu Railway will supplement and improve the Asia -Europe Mainland Transportation Network. Although the Zhongji -U -Railway is only a branch line, it can fully play the role of the main line in the future and better connect the Asian and Europe continent.

2022 is the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the five Central Asian countries including Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, including Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. At such historical nodes, the construction of the China -Gili Railway has made positive progress. It will become another symbol of mutual unity between China and Central Asian countries. (Chen Yang)

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