At a press conference held by the national development and Reform Commission on May 17, it was introduced that in April, the channel of China EU trains was unblocked and operated smoothly. 1170 trains were operated in the whole month, 36 more than in March, an increase of 3% month on month, showing an overall development trend of “rising in stability”. Since the outbreak of covid-19 pneumonia, China Europe trains have operated more than 1000 trains per month for 24 consecutive months, showing strong development resilience and playing an important role in ensuring the stability of the international industrial chain and supply chain.
Relying on the land bridge, the China Europe train is born to the land. With the joint efforts of the countries along the line, it has formed a resilient international logistics supply chain, opened a new chapter in the development of Asia Europe cooperation, and become an international logistics brand with strong radiation, driving force and influence. Up to now, 54000 China Europe trains have been operated, 4.67 million TEUs of goods have been transported, reaching 185 cities in 23 countries in Europe, and the logistics service network covers the whole territory of Asia and Europe. It has become an international public logistics product widely recognized by countries along the line.
the road to the sea is getting wider and wider
Recently, many places have announced the opening of new lines for China Europe trains, and Hunan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, Dawan District, Jiangsu and other places have opened new lines. Anhui has released an action plan for the next three years and attaches great importance to the role of China Europe trains. Insiders said that the China Europe train has become an important channel for China to stabilize the global supply chain and earn foreign exchange and profits through exports. Under the circumstances that adverse factors such as repeated epidemics, geographical conflicts, rising inflation and supply gap affect the global economic environment, the China Europe train has become an important ballast for the global economy. With the opening of new lines and the landing of RCEP, enterprises will have a wider way to go to sea in the future.
On April 28, the China Europe Express (Chengdu Chongqing) sweet city officially departed. The train is expected to travel 8500 kilometers and will arrive in Europe in 14 days. This is the second international logistics train line opened in Neijiang, Sichuan, marking the opening of an international channel connecting Europe and Asia. The train is full of household appliances, daily necessities, consumer goods, etc., which are the fist products of the manufacturing industry in Neijiang area. In the first quarter of 2022, the total import and export value of Neijiang’s foreign trade was 899 million yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 109.4%. Through the construction of inland logistics port, Neijiang has actively participated in China’s great cycle and China’s international double cycle.
On the same day, Chengdu air rail international intermodal transport port started from the central Europe station in Moscow, Russia, which was the first direct train to Europe sent by Chengdu air rail international intermodal transport port. The China Europe train leaves the country and arrives in Russia through Alashankou. The whole transportation time is about 10 days, saving nearly two-thirds of the time compared with sea transportation. This is a customized train, mainly for the daily necessities, footwear and other products shipped by Yousong International Trade Co., Ltd. of Sichuan pilot free trade zone. There are 41 large containers, with a value of more than 20 million yuan. The train is also known as the “train at the gate of entrepreneurs”, which is directly transported from the enterprise to the train freight yard without secondary transshipment. The staff of Yousong International said, “we can produce and sell immediately, and come and go immediately. This train has reduced a lot of our troubles.”
Not only the central and western regions of China have opened a new line of China Europe trains, but the eastern regions and coastal areas also pay more attention to China Europe trains. On April 28, Jiangmen opened the first China Europe train to Germany, which is another new line opened by the China Europe train in Dawan District, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. So far, the number of starting stations of China Europe train in Dawan district has increased to 7 and 20 lines have been opened. The train is expected to arrive in Duisburg, Germany after 22 days of operation. Compared with the previous 30 days of sea transportation, the train greatly saves transportation time and transportation cost.
Recently, Anhui issued a three-year action plan for the improvement of foreign trade development, proposing that by 2024, the import and export volume of the province’s goods trade will reach about 900 billion yuan, more than 1000 new import and export enterprises will be added annually, more than 120 foreign trade enterprises will be directly served, and the number of China EU trains will exceed 1000. By 2024, Anhui will establish a provincial coordination mechanism for China Europe trains, implement the “new Europe plus” strategy, and promote the extension of China Europe trains to cities with demand in the province; Accelerate the construction of Hefei international dry port project, promote the integrated development with Hefei water port, and improve the functions of China EU trains and rail sea intermodal transport channels.
Sunward Intelligent Equipment Co.Ltd(002097) is a listed construction machinery enterprise benefiting from the China Europe train. It has set up factories and service centers in Hunan, Guangdong, Europe, Southeast Asia, North America and other places.
Sunward Intelligent Equipment Co.Ltd(002097) Secretary Wang Jian said, “with the China Europe train, you can also see the vast blue ocean when you start West.” This year, Sunward Intelligent Equipment Co.Ltd(002097) increased its efforts to explore overseas markets and made considerable achievements in Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa and other places.
Wang Jian said, “China Europe train has added many new lines, and we have many more channels to go to sea, which makes us more closely connected with the overseas market. This year is also the first year of RCEP’s official entry into force. With the blessing of China Europe train and RCEP, we have more motivation and confidence in the development of the overseas market, and the way to go to sea will be wider and wider in the future!”
win win hands hold tighter
At the beginning of this year’s new year, in Liangjiang New Area of Chongqing.
In the first intelligent “lighthouse factory” in the southwest of Sany group, the mechanical arm dances. After a large excavator goes offline, it takes the China Europe train to enter the markets of Central Asia and Europe.
“After the opening of China Europe Express and other major channels, the space-time distance between Chongqing and the world has been greatly shortened. Our settlement in Chongqing can better expand the markets in Central Asia and Europe.” Li Bing, general manager of Sany group Southwest Company, said.
Previously, the logistics cycle in western inland areas such as Chongqing and Chengdu was too long, which deterred investors. After the opening of China Europe train, it has attracted a large number of global capital and enterprises, and promoted the rise of Chengdu and Chongqing as an industrial base for electronic information, automobile and equipment manufacturing.
“The China Europe train has stimulated the development potential of China’s mainland region. A higher quality China’s large cycle system is being formed. At the same time, a smoother external cycle system is being formed between the inland region and the world, so as to promote China to accelerate the construction of a new development pattern with China’s large cycle as the main body and China’s international double cycle promoting each other.” Said Li Jing, vice president of Chongqing University of technology and industry.
Connectivity and win-win cooperation.
The China Europe train has helped China form a new development pattern and created new development opportunities for countries along the line.
At the direct store of imported goods in Xi’an international port area, the special commodities such as milk, red wine and edible oil from China Europe train are dazzling and favored. Since the beginning of this year, 11 China Europe (Xi’an) return annual freight trains have been operated.
Agneshka malishevska, President of the Polish milk chamber of Commerce, said: “the shelf life of dairy products is short, and a faster China EU train is very important to us. In recent years, the export volume of Polish dairy products to China has increased rapidly year by year, which is inseparable from the role of China EU train.”
In Europe, where the China Europe train passes, new logistics, industry and trade centers are emerging.
In Duisburg, Germany, China Europe train has attracted hundreds of logistics enterprises and created more than 20000 jobs; At the malasevic port station in Poland, the business volume of China EU trains is growing rapidly and is making an important contribution to local economic growth and employment
In times of crisis, it is more responsible.
When the covid-19 pneumonia epidemic swept the world and the sea and air transportation were blocked, the safe and efficient China Europe train bucked the trend and became a “life channel” and “link of destiny”.
On January 19, a China Europe train loaded with epidemic prevention materials and other goods was sent from Wujiashan station in Wuhan to send epidemic prevention materials to Europe.
According to the data of China Railway Group, since the outbreak, the China Europe train has transported more than 100000 tons of epidemic prevention materials to Germany, Poland, Belgium and other European countries.
During the epidemic, the global supply chain faced the risk of rupture, and the China Europe train also assumed the important task of maintaining the stability of the supply chain.
China is the world’s largest producer of Christmas products. But the western media once worried that the shipping was blocked during the epidemic, can Christmas supplies arrive in time?
Since the second half of last year, the central European “Santa Claus” class has played a role. Carrying Christmas trees, Christmas clothes, toys, etc., they set out from Yiwu, Chongqing and other cities to send Christmas gifts to Europe in time.
“The China Europe train delivers’ Chinese power ‘to the global fight against the epidemic and boost the economy, vividly interpreting the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind.” Ruan Zongze, executive vice president of the China Academy of international studies, said.
spillover effect is getting stronger
As an important carrier of openness, cooperation and mutual benefit for countries along the line, China Europe train connects East and West, promotes hard connectivity, drives soft connectivity, and connects production and consumption. It has become a model for the solid implementation of the “five links”.
“China Europe train has not only played the role of transportation mode and trade carrier, but also become an important support for the aggregation of platform, industry, city and other factors.” Chen Chao said that at present, the spillover effect of China Europe trains is gradually emerging. The superposition advantages of inland ports, comprehensive bonded areas and transportation channels help smooth the internal circulation from China’s southeast coast to the West.
Relevant experts said that the radiation driving effect of China EU trains has become increasingly prominent. It has greatly promoted the development of Chongqing’s it, automobile and cross-border e-commerce industries and the rapid growth of entrepot trade, provided strong support for the construction of Chengdu import and export commodity trading center and Zhengzhou modern international logistics center, and promoted the successful transformation and upgrading of Yiwu from “the world’s largest wholesale market for small commodities” to “global small commodity trade center”.
In addition, while the China EU train continuously transports Chinese high-quality goods to countries along the line, it also gives birth to many new investment, logistics, industry and so on. Relying on the China Europe train, Xi’an Aiju grain and oil industry group invested and built a factory in Kazakhstan, becoming an agricultural project of China Kazakhstan capacity cooperation, and established a long-term cooperative relationship with local farmers through the “order agriculture” mode. The group also built Shenzhen Agricultural Products Group Co.Ltd(000061) logistics processing park in Alashankou comprehensive free trade zone to carry the functions of intensive processing and distribution and transfer, and built Shenzhen Agricultural Products Group Co.Ltd(000061) logistics processing park in Xi’an international port area, initially establishing a “one-stop” system of grain and oil planting, collection and storage, processing, trade and logistics. Liu Dongmeng, deputy secretary of the Party committee and deputy general manager of Aiju grain and oil industry group, said that with the help of the China Europe train, enterprises can make better use of China’s international markets and resources.
At the same time, relying on the land bridge, the China Europe train has built a new channel with all-weather, large traffic volume, green and low carbon, which is a major innovation in the international transportation service system.
Compared with sea transportation and air transportation, the price of China Europe train is 1 / 5 of that of air transportation and the operation time is 1 / 4 of that of sea transportation. It is less affected by the natural environment and has high stability. It has a strong attraction for products with a certain volume scale and high timeliness requirements. At the same time, China Europe train is also one of the greenest modes of transportation. Its average carbon emission is 1 / 15 of air transportation and 1 / 7 of road transportation. It has become an effective means to deal with global climate change and promote carbon peak and carbon neutrality.
In addition, the rapid growth of China Europe trains has accelerated the development of multimodal transport such as sea rail, highway rail and air rail, and accelerated the formation of a comprehensive transportation network supported by railways; It has promoted the continuous innovation of customs clearance mode, and new customs clearance modes such as “An Zhi Mao” and “Guan Tie Tong” have been widely recognized internationally; It has promoted the accelerated adjustment of transportation rules, the international railway cooperation organization has lifted the restrictions on railway transportation and mail, and the “one document system” of railway waybill has developed rapidly.
Industry insiders said that with China’s sustained and stable economic growth and the continuous development and growth of foreign trade, the transportation demand of China EU trains will remain high in the future. At the same time, we should also be vigilant against the pressure and impact of the uncertainty of geographical conflict on the normal operation of China EU trains. On the one hand, the line train operator shall closely track the operation along the line, the arrival of goods and customs clearance, and make an emergency plan at any time; On the other hand, enterprises can also try to set up logistics nodes in countries and regions along the line, build overseas warehouse bases, disperse or avoid centralized risks caused by emergencies, centrally plan and organize return goods sources, and further solve the problems such as insufficient return goods sources of China EU trains.
