In 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed the major initiative of jointly building the “Belt and Road”. Today, high-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road” not only opens up a path of opportunities for common prosperity for all countries, but also opens up China more Development has opened up new horizons, and more and more inland provinces that are not near borders or seas are turning from the tail end of opening up to the forefront of opening up.
At Xi’an International Port Station, eight gantry cranes are lifting containers from all over the world at the same time. Every day, more than ten China-Europe freight trains “Chang’an” depart and arrive here, connecting more than 20 cities inside and outside the province and 45 countries and regions along the “Belt and Road”.
Li Pei, stationmaster on duty at Xi’an International Port Station: You see, this box is from Germany. In the current international port, you see so many containers in the cargo yard. They are all kinds and colors. They are from all over the world. Coming to the International Port.
Li Pei told reporters that this would have been unthinkable ten years ago. At that time, this was a small fourth-class station called Xinzhu, and there were only five freight lines to inside and outside the province. , because there is no goods yard, it is known as the “Zhangzi” station.
The turning point occurred in 2013. On September 7 of this year, President Xi Jinping proposed the initiative of jointly building the “Silk Road Economic Belt” in Kazakhstan. On October 3, President Xi Jinping proposed the initiative to jointly build the 21st century “Maritime Silk Road” in Indonesia, which together constitute the major initiative of the “One Belt, One Road”. This is a major strategic decision made by General Secretary Xi Jinping focusing on the general trend of the times, coordinating the domestic and international situations, basing himself on the present, and planning for the long term.
During his inspection and research in inland provinces, General Secretary Xi Jinping repeatedly emphasized that inland provinces should proactively integrate into the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” and better transform their unique location advantages into open development advantages to open up. Promote reform and development.
From accelerating the construction of inland open channels, to building a high-level inland opening platform, to creating an inland reform and opening up highland, General Secretary Xi Jinping’s series of important instructions have allowed those who are not along the border or close to the sea to Inland provinces have ushered in major opportunities for development.
Today, the number of Xinzhu Station lines has increased to 53, and its coverage has gradually extended from the original Central Asian countries to Russia, Hungary, Germany and other European hinterlands. Xinzhu Station has also been renamed Xi’an International Port Station. It has become the largest international logistics hub in the northwest region. In 2021, Shaanxi’s total import and export volume to the “Belt and Road Initiative” reached 81.023 billion yuan, four times that of 2013.
Not only Shaanxi, but also Henan has built three Silk Roads on land, in the air, and online, connecting 196 countries and regions, and weaving a “cloud network” linking the world’s major economies. ”, the annual cross-border e-commerce transaction volume exceeds 200 billion yuan.
In Chongqing, the three major international trade logistics channels have built bridges of interconnection. Nearly 40 China-Europe train lines radiate to 59 domestic railway stations and 29 ports, reaching nearly 100 cities in Asia and Europe.
In Anhui, the “single window” of international trade and customs clearance integration have been fully implemented. In 2021, Anhui’s import and export reached hundreds of billions of dollars for the first time, with an average annual growth rate of 11.8% in the past ten years, ranking first in the Yangtze River Delta. 1 person.
In the past ten years, 44,559 China-Europe freight trains have been operated in the central and western regions, accounting for 75% of the country’s total, connecting 24 European countries. In the past ten years, more than 130 new routes have been opened to countries along the “Belt and Road”, accounting for more than 60% of the newly opened international routes. The international hub functions of airports in key cities in the central and western regions have been further improved.
In 2021, the total foreign trade volume of the central and western regions will be 2.5 times that of ten years ago, and its proportion in the country will increase from 12% in 2013 to 17.7%. Among them, the average annual growth rate of export-oriented industries in cities such as Zhengzhou and Chongqing has reached about 30%.
In the past ten years, my country’s free trade zones have rapidly expanded to cover inland provinces. Of the 21 approved free trade zones, more than one-third are from inland provinces.
Nowadays, inland provinces that are not along borders or near the sea are becoming new highlands for my country’s high-level opening up, injecting strong impetus into high-quality development.
Keywords:
One Belt, One Road High-level Opening
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