On May 11, the country's first "South Asia International Freight Train" departed in Lansing. 10 days later, this freight train loaded with "Made in China" will arrive at Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal through rail and road transportation. This marks Lanzhou's "One Belt One Road" construction, after opening the "Lanzhou" Central Asian and European freight trains, another important step in opening west to South Arabia.
Over the past two years since the “Belt and Road” major strategic concept was put forward, countries along the route have responded. Last year, China signed a memorandum of understanding on the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” with more than 30 countries. Some major “Belt and Road” frameworks have begun to be built, such as the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor, the China-Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor, and the new Eurasian continent. Some of them have achieved gratifying results, including the Bridge Economic Corridor, China-Central Asia-West Asia Corridor, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor. Let’s start with China and Europe. In the past, freight between China and Europe mainly relied on air, sea and road transportation. Air and road transportation cost high and sea transportation took a long time. Due to its short distance, fast speed and high safety, as well as the advantages of safety, speed, green and environmental protection, and low impact on the natural environment, the China-Europe Express has become the backbone of land transportation in international logistics.
The prospect of international freight is very broad, with extremely high cost performance. As we all know, in the past, our logistics and trade to South Asia and Southeast Asia were mainly completed by sea. The railway freight train opened this time can be said to open up the way of land transportation and will give full play to the advantages of railway transportation. It is conceivable that in the future, the economic and trade, goods exchange, personnel flow, cultural exchanges and technical support between various countries and cities will be driven by railways, which will surely strengthen the "city" effect between countries, and the development pattern of the "Belt and Road" will also A cooperative system for common development of all countries in the world has been established through mutual assistance, mutual assistance, and mutual advancement. With the complementation of science and technology and the mutual assistance of resources, railways will also take steps in their development, and eventually a map of the world's railway transportation routes will be paved.
Now the "One Belt One Road" has become a trend. The opening of every international railway line brings a new round of development opportunities to countries and regions along the route. All industries should embrace this new era with brand-new development ideas and join hands. Create a win-win situation. With the cooperation with South Asia Railways, our railways are constantly “upgrading” and speeding up. We believe that the “South Asia International Freight Train” will surely become the “star product” of international freight in the “Belt and Road” strategy, and it will also drive common ground. The economic development thus benefits the people.