China News Service, Xining, December 26 (Sun Rui, Qi Zengbei) Tibetan blankets, wolfberry, industrial magnesium chloride, PVC products, soda ash... Since 2016, famous and high-quality products from Qinghai Plateau have arrived in Belgium, Russia, India, Thailand, and China on international trains. Many countries and regions such as Nepal have provided a broad space and important channel support for more enterprises and products in Qinghai to "go global".

The picture shows the China-Vietnam road-rail combined international freight train from Xining to Tongdeng, Vietnam on December 9 this year.

Photo by Zhou Yuexiang

Border becomes a new frontier for opening up

　　"In March last year, we transported 1,350 tons of high-quality soda ash to Bangkok, Thailand through the'New International Land-Sea Trade Channel' rail-sea intermodal train. At that time, not only the logistics cost of our company was effectively reduced, but the capital cost was also reduced a lot. The export can only go to Lianyungang, Jiangsu by group ship. It takes one month to reach Bangkok at the earliest. Last year, it only took 20 days, which is really convenient." The relevant person in charge of Qinghai Wucai Soda Co., Ltd. said that it has also improved the company’s market competitiveness. , Is conducive to the later development.

　　According to the Qinghai Provincial Department of Commerce, Qinghai is an important strategic channel connecting the Eurasian Continental Bridge and a transportation hub connecting the southwest and northwest. It is an important base for China to open west to south. In the construction of the "Belt and Road", Qinghai has location, resources, and industry. , Humanities, commerce and other advantages.

Driven by the “One Belt, One Road” construction, Qinghai is moving from the frontiers and peripherals that were open to the outside world to the forefront and important areas.

　　The relevant person in charge of Xining Customs said earlier that in order to ensure the efficient customs clearance of China-Europe Express, in addition to quarantine at the entry port as required, enterprises can choose to handle the customs clearance procedures for the goods of China-Europe Express at the port of entry and exit, or they can choose to Xining Customs handles relevant procedures.

Both Xihai Customs and Golmud Customs, affiliated to Xining Customs, have set up service windows to implement 24-hour appointment clearance for China-Europe trains, business Q&A, instant data connection, and rapid inspection and release.

Plateau famous products reach all over the world

　　On December 15 this year, the "Qinghai Haidong-Tibet Xigaze-Nepal" South Asia International Trade Train departs from the Ping'anyi Railway Freight Yard in Pingan District, Haidong City, Qinghai Province. It will include daily necessities, medical supplies, agricultural and sideline products, etc. More than 1,000 tons of products were shipped to Nepal, effectively expanding the new international trade channel between China and Nepal and South Asia.

　　Zhu Longxiang, director of the Qinghai Provincial Department of Commerce, said that unblocking the Sino-Nepalese international trade channel is an important measure for Qinghai Province to integrate and serve the joint construction of the "Belt and Road". Expand trade in Nepal and South Asia, and enhance its role in the country’s opening-up pattern.

　　"Compared with the shipping mode, the highway-rail combined transport mode has greatly reduced time costs and further demonstrated its comprehensive cost advantage." Zhu Longxiang said that Qinghai will use the opportunity of this train to strengthen communication and cooperation with western provinces and regions, improve policy convergence, and promote Regional cooperation, orderly promote multimodal transportation, warehousing and logistics and other resources to gather together, and jointly guide logistics and commercial enterprises to use the Sino-Nepal land trade channel to jointly develop the South Asian market.

　　According to a review by a reporter from Chinanews.com, in addition to the international trains from Xining and Haidong in Qinghai, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, which is located in the Qaidam Basin, has also taken the initiative to take the initiative in its transportation location and resource advantages since 2016. Integrate into the construction of the "New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor", export more characteristic and advantageous products of the Qaidam Basin, and continuously promote the open economy of the Qaidam Circular Economy Pilot Zone to a higher level and level.

Statistics show that the Qaidam Circular Economy Pilot Zone has previously opened 7 international trains to deliver goods to Russia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and other countries and regions.

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