China-Europe freight trains makes institutional innovation to improve efficiency
Photo shows the Chengdu International Railway Port. (People s Daily Online/Bai Guibin) China-Europe freight trains departing Chengdu, capital of southwest China s Sichuan province, delivered surprisingly remarkable performance despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 2,000 trips were made in the January-November period this year, up 55 percent from a year ago. The point-to-point transport offered by the freight services were a major reason for the rocketing figure, said Yang Qiling, general manager of the Chengdu International Railway Port Investment & Development (Group) Co., Ltd. Massive quantities of cargos were passed on to railway transportation as maritime and air transportation has been impacted by COVID-19. Preventative medical materials were the first to drive the cargo growth handled by the China-Europe freight trains, followed by huge demand for imports and exports, Yang introduced.
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Global companies show confidence in Chengdu s economic engine
Chengdu in Southeast China s Sichuan province recently announced it is to expand service trade cooperation with its Japanese counterparts.
It came after the city was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in April as one of six Chinese cities to build the demonstration area of China-Japan regional development cooperation.
In mid-November, Chengdu released its plan on constructing the demonstration area and nine projects for promoting the cooperation in service trade. They included transit-oriented development, collaborative innovation, animation video games and healthcare.
Along with these announcements, the city signed agreements with Japanese companies as the result of its promotion of the pilot cooperation projects for city construction and the modern service industry.