Ten years ago in the spring, the China-Europe freight train sounded loud and clear across the Eurasian continent, opening up a new era of economic and trade cooperation between China and countries along the routes, and awakening the ancient Silk Road, which had been dormant for thousands of years. In the past ten years, the "Steel Camel Team" has gradually become mature from the original immature, developing and growing, and has undergone positive changes in many aspects.

The number of opening banks increased rapidly and steadily. Ten years ago, the only China-Europe freight train line "Chongqing-Xin-Europe" only ran 17 trains in 2011. In 2020, a total of 12,400 trains will run between China and Europe, breaking the 10,000 mark. According to data, 33,600 freight trains have run between China and Europe, carrying nearly 3 million TEUs of containers and more than 160 billion US dollars worth of goods.

Diversified operation modes, increasingly rich categories of goods. After years of exploration, the Sino-Europe Railway Express family has four "brothers" with different personalities, that is, the "customized train" which mainly serves large export enterprises, the "public train" which operates normally, the "distributed train" which takes goods as they come and go, and the "LCL train" which serves small and micro enterprises. The range of goods has gradually expanded from IT products such as mobile phones and computers in the early days to clothing, shoes and hats, automobiles and accessories, grain, wine, coffee beans, timber, machinery and equipment, etc. Last year, we added anti-epidemic materials for transportation to help fight the global epidemic. By the end of March this year, the China-Europe freight trains had delivered 11.046 million pieces of epidemic prevention materials, totaling 89,000 tons.

From promoting exports to boosting imports. Once, exports from Chongqing, which is neither borderline nor seaborn, had to go by long sea or costly air. The birth of "Yuxinou" broke the landscape barrier situation, the distance between China's inland and Europe from more than 40 days shortened to about 12 days, become Chongqing laptop computer base and other goods trade goods quickly transported to Europe's new strategic channel. Meanwhile, goods such as Polish milk, German cars, biomedicines and household cabinets from all over Europe are also transported to the homes of ordinary Chinese people on the China-Europe freight trains.

Ccpit expert committee, renmin university of China institute of international affairs. "mast in an interview with the China trade news reporter said that china-eu trains will be" made in China "continuously to the asem and other countries along the" area ", at the same time, loading of high quality, personalized product trains in Europe also accelerate coming to China, This reflects that "One Belt And One Road" connects the most dynamic Asia-Pacific economic circle with the most developed European economic circle, which is a more direct and close connection. The reason for the success of China-Europe freight train is that it is a stable and safe logistics system with complementary advantages, mutual needs, and exchange of needed goods.

Wang Yiwei said vividly: "The development of China-Europe freight train is just like the stock market. It has grown from a 'concept stock' to a 'blue chip stock' and now it is moving toward a 'crowd-funded stock'. Originally many people bad-mouthing central trains, but now central trains scale system effect appeared gradually, become the 'area' construction 'example room, all the way all the way along the' power 'area national interconnectivity, activate the historical memory of the silk road, is a good practice of' 45 ', also is the construction of a community of human destiny cooperation platform."

Wang Yiwei analysis way, they pick up firewood high flame. Customs departments and other departments of "One Belt And One Road" countries have optimized the operation of railway ports and stations, promoted customs clearance facilitation, and enabled the China-Europe freight trains to truly connect all countries and form large-scale, systematic and higher-level connectivity. At home, local governments have stepped up coordination and cooperation to jointly promote the sound and sustainable development of China-Europe freight trains.

Over the past decade, what remains unchanged is that the China-Europe Railway Express has always been an important part of the "One Belt And One Road" construction, a bridge to promote connectivity and win-win cooperation among countries along the "One Belt And One Road" route, and an engine to boost the opening up of China's central and western regions.

Since the "One Belt And One Road" initiative was put forward in 2013, China-Europe freight trains have witnessed rapid development. In 2016, the unified brand and logo of China-Europe freight train was officially launched. Under the "One Belt And One Road" initiative, China's economic and trade exchanges with Europe and countries along the "One Belt And One Road" have developed rapidly, and the logistics demand is strong. The number and scope of China-Europe freight trains have increased significantly. At present, the scope of China-Europe freight trains has been extended to 21 countries in Europe, which has become a new highlight in promoting the construction of "One Belt And One Road".

During the epidemic, the China-Europe freight train has enjoyed rapid growth, which has effectively and efficiently promoted the anti-epidemic cooperation between China, Europe and other countries along the routes, reduced the impact and impact of the epidemic on China-Europe industrial and supply chain cooperation, and promoted the overall recovery of the world economy.

. "said mast, epidemic, non-contact, relatively stable china-eu trains capacity growth, become the major channel" life "between China and the eu," this shows that central European trains is the traditional transportation mode innovation, also indicates the 'area' is all the way to the innovation of the globalization, globalization is beneficial to hedge the original some of the risks."

The China-Europe freight train is speeding up the opening up of China's central and western regions. The opening of the China-Europe Railway Express (Wuhan) has changed the situation that the foreign trade of the inland city of Wuhan can only be "a spring river flowing east".

The relevant person in charge of Wuhan Sino-European International Logistics Company (referred to as "Sino-European International") introduced to the reporter that the development of China-Europe freight train (Wuhan) has not only opened up the international railway transport channel, but also established the international multimodal transport corridor.

At present, the China-Europe Railway Express (Wuhan) has 25 stable cross-border transport lines, covering 34 countries and 76 cities in Eurasia, actively helping foreign trade enterprises to reduce logistics costs and improve transportation efficiency.

The person in charge said that in recent years, TPV, Decathlon and other enterprises have deployed production capacity or distribution centers in Wuhan relying on the train channels. After the Russian timber import train set off, the relevant wood processing and furniture manufacturing industries gathered in Wuhan. Last year, after the implementation of the new cross-border e-commerce policy, a number of Chinese goods successfully entered the European market through the China-Europe freight train (Wuhan). At present, local sources account for about 80% of the inbound goods, and key enterprises such as Foxconn, Dongfeng, YOFC and TPV account for about 70%.

"The China-Europe freight train not only involves logistics and transportation, but also the industrial layout." Wang Yiwei stressed that the unimpeded logistics has driven the industrial layout. With the improvement of logistics, the industrial layout can be balanced and interlinked inside and outside, which helps to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor, and create an open pattern of interconnection between land and sea inside and outside, and mutual aid between east and west. The China-Europe freight train has enhanced the competitive advantage of China, especially in the inland areas. The seamless connection between the new western land and sea passage and the China-Europe freight train will further alleviate the domestic logistics pain points, which will play a positive role in promoting the integration of the domestic market, the more reasonable and balanced layout of the domestic industry, and the improvement of industrial competitiveness.

The China-Europe freight trains have helped boost the local export-oriented economy. Hanou International vigorously promotes the international channel sharing mode, and opens the "Yihan-Europe", "Ten Han-Europe" and "Xianghan-Europe" freight trains, providing freight logistics services for Yichang yeast, citrus, Xiangyang, Shiyan and other import and export goods such as auto parts, machinery and equipment. With the help of the freight train channel, Sino-European international and intra-provincial trade enterprises also import agricultural products, consumer goods, pulp and wood, optoelectronics, clothing, machinery and equipment from European countries to China to meet the market demand.