The China Europe Railway Express injects new impetus into global economic development (Harmony)
China Europe Express is the flagship project and landmark brand of the "the Belt and Road" initiative. After years of exploration and development, it has entered the high-quality development track and become a convenient, safe, stable and green economic new mode of international transport organization. The China Europe freight train has a wide coverage area, a large transportation capacity, lower transportation costs than air freight, and shorter transportation time than sea freight, with obvious advantages. Over the past 10 years, China Europe freight trains have operated a total of 77000 trains, reaching 217 cities in 25 European countries, effectively enhancing the level of connectivity between Asia and Europe.
The China Europe freight train has promoted win-win cooperation between Asia and Europe. Thanks to the development of the China Europe freight train, high-quality products from Europe have appeared more quickly on shelves in China. Important transit points and distribution centers of the China Europe freight train, such as Duisburg in Germany, Tilburg in the Netherlands, and Malashevich in Poland, have ushered in new development opportunities. Over the past 10 years, China Europe freight trains have transported 7.31 million TEUs of goods with a value exceeding 340 billion US dollars, effectively promoting international economic and trade cooperation, driving economic development and improving people's livelihoods in countries and regions along the route. The integration and development of China Europe freight trains with cross-border e-commerce platforms, logistics platforms, and other platforms have cultivated new industrial clusters, helping inland cities along the route to open up to the outside world. Richard Griffith, an economic history expert at the Dutch Institute for International Studies in Asia, pointed out that the China Europe freight train is a logistics backbone spanning the Eurasian continent and an important engine of economic development, with strong economic agglomeration and radiation functions.
The China Europe freight train has built a new land transportation channel, effectively ensuring the stability of the international industrial and supply chains. In recent years, the demand for cross-border transportation of China Europe freight trains has been strong, with a strong increase in the number of trains operating. During the COVID-19, when shipping and air transportation were blocked to varying degrees, the number of China EU trains increased against the trend and operated safely and stably, constantly running out of "acceleration", becoming the life passage for countries to fight the epidemic together. The China Europe freight train continuously strengthens market docking, planning docking, platform docking, and project docking, further improving the level of connectivity. The China Europe Railway Express International Cooperation Forum has achieved 48 cooperation results, including the launch of the China Europe Railway Express portal website, the release of the China Europe Railway Express full schedule, and the promotion of the China Europe Railway Express multimodal transport electronic bill of lading. This will undoubtedly promote the high-quality development of China Europe Railway Express and enable all parties to better share the development opportunities brought by China Europe Railway Express.
At present, the world is undergoing unprecedented changes and accelerating, with insufficient momentum for economic recovery and an increase in instability and uncertainty factors. The number of China Europe freight trains has increased against the trend, becoming a stabilizer and accelerator for smooth trade between China and Europe and countries along the route, and making positive contributions to promoting global economic recovery. In the view of Olaf Kruger, President of the German International Railway Freight Business Association, the China Europe freight train is of great significance in promoting infrastructure construction and improving transportation networks in countries along the route. It not only deepens trade between Europe and China, but also further promotes the process of economic globalization. The rapid and efficient China Europe freight train has brought business opportunities to enterprises along the route, promoted the prosperity and development of port and hub economies, and become a "path of happiness" for people of all countries and a "path of prosperity" for the benefit of the world.
The China Europe Train is a vivid practice of the "the Belt and Road" initiative. Over the past 10 years, more than 150 countries and more than 30 international organizations have joined the "the Belt and Road" family. The high-quality joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" has promoted win-win cooperation and common development among the co construction countries and injected important impetus into global development. As an important carrier for China and the "the Belt and Road" to jointly build national and regional connectivity and mutual benefit, the China Europe Express will continue to strengthen cooperation between different countries, promote economic development, and help create a better future of jointly building the "the Belt and Road".
Day and night without rest, galloping thousands of miles. China will continue to work with all parties, adhering to the spirit of the Silk Road of peaceful cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit, and adhering to the principle of consultation, joint construction and sharing, to promote the development of the China Europe freight train towards higher quality, better efficiency, and greater security, and make new and greater contributions to promoting global economic development, enhancing the well-being of people of all countries, and building a community with a shared future for mankind.
