China News Service, Wuyishan, March 22 (Peng Dawei, Gan Tian, Zhao Li) Recently, Hannes Fellner, a professor at the University of Vienna, Austria, pointed out in an exclusive interview with China News Service in Wuyishan, Fujian, that China-Europe freight trains have broad development prospects and will definitely play a role in the future. more important role. He hopes that Europe and China will continue to deepen cooperation and bring more peace and rationality to the world.
Pictured is Hannes Fellner. Photo by Gan Tian, China News Service
From March 21st to 24th, the first Wuyi Forum hosted by Renmin University of China and others was held in Nanping, Fujian. With the theme of "'Two Combinations' and the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation", Chinese and foreign guests gathered at the Zhuxi Garden in Wuyishan to talk about the Chinese cultural context and diverse civilizations.
During the forum, Filner said in an exclusive interview with China News Service that China's pilot visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from six countries, including Austria, has played a positive role in promoting people-to-people bonds between Europe and China.
Through the pilot visa exemption, Filner said, "People can travel to China more easily. This is a great country with a rich and diverse culture."
As for some Western countries following the United States in taking trade protectionist measures against China, Filner further pointed out, "This is unfair and goes against the spirit of globalization and free trade." However, he believes that the friendship between Europe and China will not suffer as a result. to destruction, trade protectionism is doomed to fail.
Speaking of China-Europe freight trains, Filner pointed out that they have played an important role in driving economic development in various places. The latest data shows that as of the end of February 2024, China-Europe trains have departed from 120 domestic cities and reached 219 cities in 25 European countries.
Filner also said that at a time when the Red Sea crisis continues to spread and global logistics and supply chains are impacted, China-Europe trains have played a "stabilizer" role. He hopes that Europe and China will continue to deepen cooperation and "bring more peace and rationality to the world." China-Europe freight trains will also play a more important role. (over)