[Ground evaluation line] Hualong two rivers review: China-Europe trains start to counteract the trend and release positive signals
As an important project of co-construction of the “Belt and Road”, China-Europe trains have become an important part of the world transport system. Facing the challenges brought about by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, China's railway departments and carriers have overcome difficulties and pushed the China-Europe train to gradually return to normal operation. Data released recently by the National Development and Reform Commission of China show that the resumption rate of China-Europe trains has reached more than 90%, and the amount of traffic has been growing against the trend.
The China-Europe train line is an important window for China's foreign trade and a key link to promote the co-construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative. It has accumulated more than 21,000 trains and reached 18 countries and 57 cities in continental Europe. As the number and quality of banks continue to improve, customs clearance time and logistics time have been further shortened, the return empty container rate has been declining, and the value of goods has been increasing. It plays an important role in ensuring the smooth flow of global logistics channels, promoting economic and trade exchanges among countries along the line, and maintaining the stability of global supply chains effect. The current epidemic situation, the increase in traffic volume has sent many positive signals.
The resumption rate of China-Europe trains exceeds 90%, and China and the world have shown sincerity in the epidemic. After the occurrence of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, European countries are facing huge challenges in coordinating the epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, and the operation of the China-Europe trains will inevitably be affected to a degree. The General Administration of Customs has issued 10 measures to support the operation of the China-Europe train, and has formulated guidelines for the sanitary quarantine of entry-exit trains, helping the China-Europe train to return to work. As the relevant foreign official said, "The resumption of the operation of the China-Europe train line has sent a" special gift "to Europe, not only the goods, but also the spirit of the Chinese people's solidarity and cooperation." At a critical time for the European countries to fight the epidemic China and the European Union sent the necessary materials and equipment to the countries along the route, injecting confidence into the recovery of economic production in various countries, and China expressed its sincerity in fighting the epidemic with Europe and the world.
The number of China-Europe trains running against the trend has increased, and the pace of China's open development will not slow down due to the epidemic. In recent years, China has repeatedly reiterated its firm stance on deepening reforms and expanding opening up, and has promoted a higher level of opening up with pragmatic policies and actions. The opening of China-Europe trains is a major measure to expand opening up and played an important role in the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative. The more we encounter the epidemic, the more we must resolutely expand opening up, strengthen cooperation, and overcome difficulties together. Allowing enterprises to choose their own customs clearance mode, reduce the number of customs declarations, reduce customs declaration costs, and support the construction of the China-Europe train station. At present, China ’s customs has supported the development of China-Europe trains with a series of pragmatic measures, and deepened economic and trade exchanges between countries along the route. The government is advancing in the face of difficulties, expanding its opening up, and striving to achieve a firm stand of interconnectedness and win-win cooperation.
China-Europe trains have launched "acceleration" to inject confidence and momentum into the global epidemic. The new crown pneumonia epidemic situation is a global "pandemic" situation, which not only poses great challenges to the world's public health cause, but also puts the global economy to a severe test. While China is doing its best to coordinate domestic epidemic prevention and economic development, it has done everything in its power to support global epidemic prevention efforts. The nations in trouble and common efforts to fight the epidemic have won wide appreciation from the international community. China's efforts to accelerate the resumption of production between China and Europe and promote the smooth flow of the global supply chain are not only an important measure for stabilizing foreign trade, are conducive to the development of its own economy and society, but also provide a strong backup for the supply of anti-epidemic supplies to countries along the route. The "Belt and Road" construction has developed to a higher level and deeper level, injecting strong momentum into the "epidemic" of the global economic war.
Author: Wu Yibo