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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua) — China will continue to act as an important driving force for global connectivity, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Friday.
Currently, China-Europe international freight railway routes link 128 cities in China with 229 cities in 26 European countries and more than 100 cities in 11 Asian countries, representing cooperation in connectivity between China and the world, he said at a regular press briefing.
This is how the Chinese diplomat commented on the statement that the China-Europe international freight railway routes have become an “accelerator” of economic and trade cooperation between the countries participating in the Belt and Road initiative.
According to a Chinese Foreign Ministry official, the China-Europe international freight train service, which runs every 30 minutes or less, is one of the major achievements of the Belt and Road Initiative. It operates efficiently, smoothly and stably, not only serving as a bridge for economic and trade exchanges between Asia and Europe, but also providing a driving force for the development of countries along the Belt and Road.
The China-Laos Railway and the New Land-Sea Multimodal Transport Corridor in Western China are operating smoothly, and the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway is under construction. According to Lin Jian, these projects are examples of how new logistics routes improve the efficiency of cross-border logistics, promote people-to-people and trade exchanges, and deepen industrial coordination and value chain integration, promoting industrial transformation and upgrading in the countries concerned and bringing a real sense of fulfillment to local residents.
“Connectivity is one of the key areas of cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative,” Lin Jian added, noting that China will firmly adhere to the principles of joint consultation, joint construction and shared benefits, continue to act as an important driving force for global connectivity, and benefit the world through its own development and achieve multilateral win-win results. -0-