Xinjiang's total value of foreign trade imports and exports in the first half of the year was 149.62 billion yuan, creating an inland and border open highland area | Xinjiang | Import and Export
CCTV news: Xinjiang was once an important node of the ancient Silk Road. After the "the Belt and Road" initiative was put forward, Xinjiang is also striving to build a highland for inland opening and border opening. Recently, ambassadors from over 20 countries visited Xinjiang and during their five-day visit, they also felt the vitality of Xinjiang's economic and social development.
As one of the three newly approved cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones in Xinjiang in 2022, the Kashgar Comprehensive Bonded Zone displays a wide variety of goods. In 2022, the park completed cross-border e-commerce worth 1.29 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 291%. During the visit, both red wine from Georgia and snacks from Türkiye attracted the interest of diplomatic envoys to China.
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In Urumqi, the envoys to China visited the Urumqi International Dry Port, an important export-oriented industrial platform in Xinjiang, and the Iranian ambassador to China also told reporters that they saw opportunities for cooperation between Iran and Xinjiang under the "the Belt and Road" framework in the future.
According to the latest statistical data of Urumqi Customs, in the first half of 2023, the total value of Xinjiang's foreign trade import and export reached 149.62 billion yuan, of which the import and export of Xinjiang to countries along the "the Belt and Road" reached 138.3 billion yuan. During the visit, many ambassadors to China also mentioned that seeing Xinjiang integrated into the national development strategy, the people are full of confidence.
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The five-day visit itinerary has left a deep impression on the ambassadors in China for the harmonious, stable, and prosperous development of Xinjiang. "Tell the world a real Xinjiang" is a feeling that many envoys have at the end of their itinerary.