New Land and Sea New Channel allows western China to "embrace" the world

On July 22, the opening ceremony of the Fourth China Western International Investment and Trade Fair. Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Wei

Xinhua News Agency, Chongqing, July 23 (Reporter Zhao Yufei, Wu Yanxia, ​​Li Xiaoting) is at the Fourth China Western International Investment Trade Fair (referred to as the Western Conference) held in the 4th China Western International Investment Trade Fair (referred to as the trend "held in Chongqing. The transcript "has become the focus of the attention of guests at home and abroad -in the first half of this year, the land and sea new channels transported cargo for 216,000 standards, an increase of 30.3%year -on -year. The destination has expanded to 319 ports in 107 countries and regions.

The new land and sea channel is a new international land and sea trade channel created by the western provinces of China and ASEAN countries. With Chongqing as the operating center, the western provinces and cities are the key nodes, and the transportation methods such as railways, sea transportation, and highways are used Essence

At this year's Western Conference, the latest results of the development index of the Western Luhai New Channel were officially released. The index report shows that the scale development index, quality development index and competitive development index of the Western Land and Sea New Channel are 125, 112.7, and 101.9, respectively, reflecting the three lines of the construction and operation scale, quality, and competitiveness of the Western Land -China New Channel in 2021.

The "New Channel and New Patrol International Luhai Trade New Channel Development Report 2017-2022" jointly released by the International Trade and Economic Cooperation Research Institute and the Western Land and Sea New Channel Logistics and Operation Organization Center shows that in the past five years, the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and ASEAN countries have entered The export trade volume continued to rise, from US $ 58.9 billion in 2017 to US $ 107.7 billion in 2021, and transportation goods categories have grown from more than 50 species to more than 640 species.

On April 7, the international joint transportation train of the Yangtze River -Central South Peninsula was issued from Chongqing Orchard Port. Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Wei

In the past 5 years, this new channel has solved the international logistics problem of western China, allowed the western part of China to "embrace" the world, and also created new opportunities for development for countries and regions along the route.

In the Luhai New Channel exhibition area of ​​the Western Conference, export products with uniform "Luhai Youpin" brands are gathered, including Ningxia wolfberry pulp and dry red wine, Gansu lily, Xinjiang Nuts, Guangxi snail powder, Guizhou tea, etc.

Relying on Luhai New Channel, Chinese western companies can also integrate more deeply into the global industrial structure. With the support of the Luhai New Channel, Chongqing Well -off Industry Group invested $ 150 million in Indonesia to establish a automobile manufacturing base. After the epidemic, the Luhai New Channel provided a stable and efficient supply chain guarantee.

Zhang Xingyan, general manager of the group import and export company, calculated: "From Chongqing to Jakarta, it takes more than 30 days to transport through traditional Jianghai. ","

While promoting the "embrace" world in the western region, the new Land and Sea channel also expand new opportunities for development for countries (regions) along the route.

On March 25, 2020, the truck carrying the container was waiting for the departure in the longevity of the longevity. Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Wei

On July 5th, the Laos -China Import and Export Commodity Distribution Dialing Center was unveiled in Chongqing. China and the elderly will rely on the new channels of the land and sea to build a centralized procurement and distribution system, carry out the cooperation of all -chain of the industry, and continue to make large "transportation trade" integration. It has continuously expanded both parties in the fields of energy, minerals, agriculture and other fields.

"Previously, it took at least 20 days to transport agricultural products such as rice in Chongqing, Sichuan, and other places." Wu Yang, manager of Minsheng International Cargo Transportation Agency Co., Ltd., who has long been engaged in Chinese and old trade, said that the goods are now taken by the old trains in the new channel of the land and sea. It only takes 4 days from Laos to Chongqing.

On this basis, China is relying on the new channel of Luhai to explore the creation of a "transportation trade" integrated banana supply chain with Cambodia, and to promote the formation of the Malaysian supply chain resource center with Malaysia to promote the formation of the Malaysian supply chain resource center.

"Interconnection is the core of the toughness of the supply chain. To the south, the new channel of the land and sea connects the young and active economy in Southeast Asia, north, connects China's fastest growth in the western region. Through efficient land and sea new channels, it saves regional goods between regions. Transport time. "At this Western Conference, Yang Liming, Minister of Communications and the Minister of News and Second Minister of the Ministry of News, said through a video speech.

Yang Liming said that in the face of global uncertainties, the original intention of the new channel of Luhai has not changed. He brings together his partners to play his own comparative advantages, helps to achieve mutual benefit and win -win, and look forward to the continuous extension of the Luhai New Channel to encourage more stakeholders to participate in the construction of the channel.

"Injecting new momentum in order to build a new development pattern in order to build a new development pattern, to build a new engine for co -construction of 'Belt and Road', to provide new choices for protecting chain, steady chain, and promoting upgrade, and to promote sustainable development." The Ministry of Commerce International Trade Gu Xueming, Dean of the Institute of Economic Cooperation.

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