B[China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base has operated 666 China-Europe (Asia) trains in the first eight months] September 16th, according to Nanjing Customs statistics, in the first eight months of this year, the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base has operated a total of 666 China-Europe (Asia) trains, shipping 54,600 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 9.18%. As the first physical project of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, since the base was officially put into operation, it has operated more than 8,200 China-Europe (Asia) trains and shipped more than 700,000 TEUs. At present, 6 international train lines have been successfully constructed for the five Central Asian countries, China-Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, China-Russia, and the Trans-Caspian Sea. They cover 5 exit ports such as Alashankou and Horgos, and radiate to multiple international stations in Asia and Europe. The types of transported goods include automobiles and spare parts, chemical products, household appliances, textiles and clothing, electronic equipment, etc. (CCTV News) B[Imports and exports along the New Western Land-Sea Corridor reached 692.27 billion yuan in the first eight months] September 16th, according to Chongqing Customs statistics, in the first eight months of this year, the import and export of the provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) along the New Western Land-Sea Corridor reached 692.27 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%, continuing two consecutive years. With a digit growth trend, special agricultural products, automobile and motorcycle products, laptops, etc. produced in the central and western regions of China are shipped to all parts of the world through the new channel. Global good products such as Thai durians and Lao bananas are also rapidly entering the Chinese market, injecting strong impetus into the central and western regions' deep integration into the joint construction of the "Belt and Road". B[The 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) International Cooperation Dialogue on Industry and Supply Chain was successfully held] On September 9, according to the website of the Ministry of Commerce, during the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade, Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy Representative for International Trade Negotiations Ling Ji attended the first International Cooperation Dialogue on Industry and Supply Chain and delivered a speech. The dialogue was themed "Integrated Development of Trade and Investment and Promoting International Cooperation in Industry and Supply Chains". More than 200 people from government departments, international institutions, envoys to China, business circles and think tanks, including Acting Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Mareno, Assistant Minister of Internal and External Trade of Serbia Pavlovich, and CEO of the Saudi Arabian Investment Promotion Authority Hataf, attended the meeting. Ling Ji said that under the guidance of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", China has actively promoted foreign investment cooperation, guided the rational and orderly cross-border layout of production and supply chains, and become the "power source" of global trade and investment and the "stable anchor" of production and supply chains. It has made positive contributions to the industrial transformation and upgrading of host countries and people's livelihood and well-being, and contributed to promoting open cooperation and security and stability of global production and supply chains. The current century-old changes are accelerating. Geopolitical tensions and trade protectionism are on the rise. The security and stability of global production and supply chains have become increasingly prominent. China advocates that all parties build a global industry and supply chain partnership network, and is willing to work with all parties to promote the development of industry and supply chains in a stable, smooth, and resilient direction and inject impetus into the recovery and growth of the world economy. B[China’s imports and exports from 112 countries and regions increased in the first eight months of this year] On September 8, the General Administration of Customs released data today. China’s diversified markets continue to consolidate. Relying on high-level diplomacy, multilateral cooperation mechanisms, etc., it continues to expand the basic market of emerging markets, and the space for mutually beneficial international economic and trade cooperation continues to expand. Customs statistics show that in the first eight months of this year, China’s imports and exports to countries co-building the “Belt and Road” were 17.74 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.9%; its imports and exports to other APEC economies were 20.89 trillion yuan, an increase of 22.2%; to other countries The import and export of SCO member states was 2.81 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.6%; the import and export to ASEAN, Latin America, and Africa were 5.95 trillion yuan, 2.92 trillion yuan, and 1.89 trillion yuan, an increase of 20.6%, 14.5%, and 18.5% respectively. As of August, imports and exports to the United States have grown for five consecutive months, with cumulative imports and exports from January to August reaching 2.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.3%. Lu Daliang, director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs, said that in the first eight months, China's exports and imports increased with 112 countries and regions, 17 more than the same period last year. China's imports and exports to ASEAN increased by more than 20%, and the two sides have a stable position as each other's largest trading partner. B[Ministry of Commerce: "Silk Road E-commerce" has become a new engine for high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road"] On September 7, the State Council Information Office held a press conference today. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce said that in the past ten years, "Silk Road E-commerce" has become a new engine for high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and promoted new practices for the inclusive and inclusive development of global e-commerce. In the past ten years, "Silk Road e-commerce" cooperation has been extensive. China has signed e-commerce cooperation memorandums with 38 countries on five continents, deepening e-commerce cooperation with multilateral regional e-commerce cooperation such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, China-ASEAN, and China-Central Asia.
In addition, China has promoted the establishment of nearly 200 online and offline national pavilions by platforms and localities, creating an e-commerce express for tens of thousands of high-quality specialty products from partner countries to enter the Chinese market. At the same time, e-commerce platforms are supported to establish more than 60 overseas direct procurement and supply bases, driving the development of the entire industry chain such as cross-border logistics, mobile payment, and cloud services. "Looking to China for e-commerce" has become a consensus among many countries.
Wang Pengfei, head of the Department of E-commerce and Informatization of the Ministry of Commerce, introduced that the "'Silk Road E-commerce' Benefits the World" themed event launched for the first time in 2025 launched 42 cooperation initiatives, attracting the participation of more than 100 countries. It has helped more than 80,000 small and medium-sized businesses in partner countries “get on the platform and sell globally”, creating more than 100,000 direct jobs. B[The Saudi Capital Market Forum is held in Shanghai for the first time, and China-Saudi Arabia capital market cooperation exploration is moving forward steadily] September 4th, at the Saudi Capital Market Forum-Shanghai Selected Session held on September 3, Huo Ruirong, Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, said that the Shanghai Stock Exchange will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with the Saudi Arabian Exchange Group and work together to build more efficient and pragmatic two-way docking platforms to create more exchange opportunities for listed companies, securities firms, funds and other market entities in the two countries. Huo Ruirong pointed out that China and Saudi Arabia are each other's important cooperative partners, and the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative is deeply aligned with Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030". The two countries have close economic and trade ties, the scale of trade and investment has grown steadily, and cooperation in energy, infrastructure, high-tech and other fields has yielded fruitful results, laying a solid foundation for the real economy for the coordinated development of capital markets. In September 2023, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Saudi Arabian Exchange Group signed a memorandum of cooperation to establish a normalized exchange and cooperation mechanism. This forum is the first special capital market event hosted by the Saudi Exchange Group in mainland China, bringing together more than 400 participants from Saudi, Chinese and international capital markets. (Reporter Wang Chen) A[In the first seven months, 976 projects have been approved for exhibition in countries jointly building the “Belt and Road”] August 31, at the press conference of the Council for the Promotion of International Trade held today, a spokesperson introduced that in the first seven months of this year, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade has approved 976 projects for exhibition in the countries jointly building the “Belt and Road” in 2026, involving 67 exhibition organizers and 48 countries, with a planned exhibition area of 599,000 square meters. Among them, 347 items have been implemented, with an actual exhibition area of 126,600 square meters and nearly 9,000 exhibiting companies.
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