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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — In 2026, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which borders Mongolia and Russia, plans to develop a national pilot free trade zone in accordance with high standards, while more proactively aligning itself with international trade rules and confidently expanding institutional openness, so as to better participate in the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic and Trade Corridor.
This was stated in the report on the work of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region government, which was read out at the 5th session of the 14th People's Congress of this region, which opened on Wednesday, the online news portal chinanews.com.cn reported, citing the words of the session deputies that the development plan outlined in the report gives confidence that the gates of Inner Mongolia's opening to the north will open even wider and better.
According to the report, a number of measures have been outlined for 2026 to ensure the smooth operation of the northern opening corridor. These primarily concern the coordinated advancement of construction of key transport infrastructure projects, including the cross-border railway through the Ganqimao Port and the second freight passage through the Ereen Road Port, both located on the border between China and Mongolia. At the same time, the introduction of automated escort vehicles and driverless heavy-duty trucks in cross-border transport will be encouraged.
The construction of Hohhot and Ulanqab as hubs for international China-Europe rail freight transport will be accelerated, as will the development of Manzhouli, adjacent to Russia, as a transport hub for these international freight services and a base for the storage and transportation of commodities. At the same time, plans are underway to establish a number of overseas public warehouses designed to increase freight consolidation and distribution capabilities, as well as the occupancy rate of freight trains returning to China.
Significantly accelerating the development of an open economy has also proven to be a key element in expanding external openness. In the new year, the Republic of Azerbaijan will strive to maintain stable commodity trade volumes and expand exports of new-energy vehicles and agricultural and livestock products. Additionally, additional efforts will be directed toward expanding market share in Central Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions, as well as opening up new horizons for international cooperation in the digital economy, tourism, agriculture and livestock breeding, healthcare, and education.
In addition, as a new approach to expanding opening-up to the north, Inner Mongolia is also prepared to spread the innovative model of direct interregional supply of green electricity, formed as a result of the AR's cooperation with the economically developed regions of the Yangtze River Delta and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
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