In the first two months of this year, the Western Corridor of the China-Europe Railway Express has presented an impressive report card. A total of 2,619 China-Europe freight trains have passed through, showing a year-on-year increase of 8.1%, and the cumulative import and export freight volume has reached 4.871 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 15.4%. This data highlights the vigorous development trend of the China-Europe Railway Express and its increasingly crucial role in promoting high-level opening up to the outside world.
The continuous growth of the China-Europe Railway Express is a powerful manifestation of its own advantages. In the global logistics landscape, the China-Europe Railway Express stands out with its unique value. Compared with maritime transportation, it has stronger timeliness, which can significantly shorten the goods transportation cycle and meet the needs of enterprises for rapid replenishment and timely delivery. Compared with air transportation, it has obvious cost advantages, providing a highly cost-effective transportation channel for various types of goods. For goods such as electronic products and mechanical equipment, the China-Europe Railway Express offers a stable, efficient and economical logistics option, making enterprises more competitive in the international market. This not only enhances the competitiveness of Chinese products in the international market but also provides solid logistics support for trade exchanges among countries along the route.
The China-Europe Railway Express is an important bridge for promoting international cooperation. It connects China with European countries and those along the Belt and Road Initiative, becoming a link between different economies. Through the transportation of the freight trains, trade exchanges among countries have become more frequent, and resources have been optimized and allocated. High-quality Chinese products are transported to Europe, meeting the local market demand and enriching people's lives. At the same time, advanced technical equipment and characteristic agricultural products from Europe are also flowing into China in an endless stream, promoting the upgrading of domestic industries and enriching the consumer market. This two-way trade exchange has deepened the economic ties among countries, enhanced cultural exchanges and people-to-people friendships, and injected strong impetus into the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
From a domestic perspective, the China-Europe Railway Express has effectively promoted regional coordinated development. With the help of the China-Europe Railway Express, the central and western regions have achieved a close connection with the international market and broken through the development bottleneck caused by geographical location. Inland cities are no longer at the "end" of opening up to the outside world but have become the forefront of opening up. Cities such as Chongqing and Chengdu have developed export-oriented industrial clusters relying on the China-Europe Railway Express, attracting a large number of enterprises to settle in, driving employment and economic growth. This not only promotes the optimization and upgrading of the local industrial structure but also reduces the gap in the degree of opening up and economic development level between the eastern and western regions.
The China-Europe Railway Express, with its vigorous development trend, is contributing to the recovery and prosperity of the world economy. In the development wave of the new era, the China-Europe Railway Express will surely ride the wind and waves, write more glorious chapters, and become an important force in promoting global economic cooperation and development.