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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Since the first China-Europe train departed from Chongqing to Duisburg, Germany, in 2011, this transcontinental "steel caravan" has undergone more than a decade of development. Over these ten years, the China-Europe Express has evolved from its initial, single-route, single-stop service to today's hundreds of routes and thousands of trips; from its first tentative steps, to a vibrant symbol of the Belt and Road Initiative. The China-Europe railway connection has become not just an important logistics corridor, but a living chronicle of the interconnectedness and mutually beneficial development of the Eurasian continent.
China-Europe trains emerged amid a shared need across Eurasia for efficient and convenient logistics corridors. Amid anti-globalization trends and rising trade protectionism, the China-Europe rail link has become a bridge linking the two ends of the Eurasian continent with the shared goal of prosperity and dynamic development.
China-Europe trains are not only a logistics corridor but also an economic belt. Like a golden thread, they connect industrial parks, shopping centers, and logistics hubs in countries along the route, stimulating the economic development of the entire region. In Chongqing, the China-Europe rail link has facilitated the development of electronic information industries such as laptop manufacturing, making Chongqing the world's largest laptop manufacturing base. In Xi'an, China-Europe trains have facilitated the transformation and upgrading of the machinery industry, allowing Xi'an-made goods to enter the global market. And in Yiwu, they have helped small goods enter the mainstream market, stimulating the flourishing of local trade and logistics.
At the same time, the China-Europe Express has also opened up new opportunities for European development. Cities along the route, such as Duisburg (Germany), Małaszewicze (Poland), and Budapest (Hungary), have gained new vitality thanks to this logistics corridor. China-Europe trains deliver automobiles, mechanical equipment, food, and other high-quality European goods to the Chinese market, meeting the growing demand of the Chinese people for a better life.
China-Europe trains carry more than just cargo; they also bring friendship and mutual understanding. Thanks to this "steel caravan," people of different civilizations, cultures, and faiths meet, communicate, and learn from each other.
The history of China-Europe trains is an inspiring epic of the interconnectedness and joint development of the Eurasian continent. In this epic, each participating country is a protagonist, each shipment a new page, each cooperation a continuation of the narrative. Looking forward, China-Europe trains will undoubtedly write even more vibrant chapters in this story, in the grand vision of building a Community of Shared Future for Humanity.
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