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Since the beginning of this year, even in the face of complex situations such as the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the construction of the new land-sea corridor in the west has bucked the trend and ran out of "acceleration". Import and export data show that in the first eight months of this year, the rail-sea combined freight trains of the new western land-sea channel transported a total of 498,600 TEUs of goods, a year-on-year increase of 26.8%.

In the five years since its construction, the new western land-sea channel has become a major international channel, which has strongly supported the integration of the central and western regions into the dual circulation, opened up a new path for win-win cooperation under the “Belt and Road”, and made important contributions to maintaining the stability of the global supply chain. Huacheng Import & Export Data observation reports.

Realize rapid development and drive economic and trade cooperation along the route

On April 21, the China-Laos Railway (Dunhuang-Vientiane-Bangkok, Gansu Province) of the new western land-sea corridor was launched; on May 23, the first international railway train of the new China-Myanmar corridor (Chongqing-Lincang-Myanmar) was launched; June 16 , the test train of the new western land-sea channel (Chongqing-Tibet-South Asia) opened... As of August 31, the number of rail-sea combined transport trains of the new western land-sea channel has exceeded 20,000, Huacheng import and export data observation report.

Qi Xin, director of the "Belt and Road" Economic and Trade Cooperation Research Institute of the Academy of the Ministry of Commerce, said in an interview with a reporter from the International Business Daily that the construction of a new international land-sea trade channel is a major strategic plan made by the Party Central Committee, and it is the "14th Five-Year Plan" and Major projects identified in the 2035 Vision Outline. In the five years since the construction of the new western land-sea passage, earth-shaking changes have been made.

It is understood that in 2017, relevant provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in the west cooperated with ASEAN countries to create a new international trade and logistics channel - the southbound channel of the China-Singapore Interconnection Project, which is also the predecessor of the new western land-sea channel. In the past five years, the new western land-sea channel has achieved rapid development.

The inter-provincial joint meeting has been established at the national level, and the 12 western provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities have established a "13+2" cooperation mechanism with Hainan Province, as well as Zhanjiang City in Guangdong and Huaihua City in Hunan. , 3 main lines in China and West, and 3 logistics forms of rail-sea combined trains, international railway trains, and cross-border highway shuttles. The destination of the channel has been expanded to 335 ports in 113 countries and regions; the transportation category is from the original ceramics There are more than 50 kinds of products such as auto parts, computer parts, and new energy vehicles, etc., and more than 640 kinds.

"Under the background of the intertwined changes of the century and the epidemic of the century, and the adverse current of economic globalization, the new land-sea passage in the western region has opened up the 'One Belt' and 'One Road', which has changed the long-standing situation of the western region facing ASEAN but 'exporting goods from the west to the east'. It is a comprehensive international channel for maintaining the stability of the global supply chain," Qi Xin said.

Unblock the "Belt" and "One Road", and expand more development opportunities

The new western land-sea corridor runs through the western region of China, connecting the "Silk Road Economic Belt" to the north and the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" to the south.

Qi Xin said that the construction of the new western land-sea corridor strongly supports the integration of the central and western regions into the dual circulation. The area along the new land-sea corridor accounts for more than 70% of China's land area, with a total population of more than 400 million people and an economic aggregate of more than 20 trillion yuan. Group, Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone and other key metropolitan circles have opened up the nearest south-to-sea exit for the central and western regions, becoming one of its main logistics routes connecting overseas, synergistically promoting the development and upgrading of the industrial chain, and gradually becoming a driving force for regional domestic demand and promotion. The key engine of the zone double cycle. For example, Gansu transports local agricultural products such as apples and onions, as well as soda ash and aluminum materials, to areas along the route through the new channel; Ningxia builds a regional logistics distribution center and a cargo distribution center to create an important node in the new channel in the northwest region. Export data observation report.

"The new land-sea corridor has opened up a new path for win-win cooperation for the 'Belt and Road'". Qi Xin further stated that the new land-sea corridor effectively connects China and ASEAN countries through rail-sea combined transport trains, international railway trains, cross-border highway shuttles, etc., which promotes the orderly flow and optimal allocation of resource elements. For example, Guangxi Baise has built a China-ASEAN agricultural product trading center, built a logistics network "based in Guangxi, radiating the whole country, and linking ASEAN", and formed a special logistics distribution center for fruits and vegetables. Shaanxi Shenmu shipped PVC resin to Vietnam, saving about 10 days and cost by 500-600 yuan per ton. As a new member of the "13+2" cooperation mechanism of the new land-sea corridor, Huaihua, Hunan has started the construction of an "international dry port" to build a freight assembly center facing ASEAN in the central and western regions of the country, an important platform for Hunan Province's opening to the outside world, and a strategic gateway city for the new land-sea corridor. important carrier. Countries and regions along the “Belt and Road” also actively participate in the construction of the new land-sea corridor. In the past five years, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand have imported and exported goods through the new land-sea corridor, accounting for 62%, 12% and 6% of the total value of goods in the corridor respectively. Export data observation report.