[Anhui Province S20 Changgu Expressway Huoqiu to Anhui-Henan boundary section started]On August 31, 2024, Huoqiu County ushered in the grand groundbreaking ceremony of the S20 Changgu Expressway Huoqiu-Anhui-Henan boundary section project. Under the announcement of Li Yu, deputy mayor and secretary of the county party committee, the project officially started, marking an important step in the construction of external transportation in Huoqiu County. The groundbreaking ceremony brought together leaders at multiple levels of provinces, cities and counties and senior executives of Anhui Construction Engineering Group to witness this historic moment. The project aims to break the long-standing traffic bottleneck in Huoqiu County, which is of far-reaching significance for improving the regional transportation network and promoting economic and social development. As an investor and builder, Anhui Construction Engineering Group promises to give full play to its own advantages, strictly control the quality, ensure the safety, environmental protection and civilized construction of the project, and strive to realize the opening to traffic as soon as possible, so as to bring real convenience and development opportunities to the people of Huoqiu County. Editor/Jiang Mingyue
On December 3, 2021, the China-Laos Railway was officially put into operation, opening a new chapter in economic and trade cooperation between China and Laos and Southeast Asia. As of September 16, 2024, the China-Laos Railway has supervised the inspection and release of a total of 10.002 million tons of import and export goods, with a value of 40.77 billion yuan. During this period, the structure of the goods carried was significantly optimized, and the categories increased significantly from more than 500 to more than 3,000. In particular, in the first eight months of 2024, both cargo volume and cargo value have achieved significant growth, showing strong economic and trade vitality. At the same time, the China-Laos Railway + China-Europe Railway Express international intermodal transport mode runs smoothly, promoting a wider range of international trade. The average daily number of international freight trains on the China-Laos Railway has increased significantly, cross-border transportation has covered many countries and cities, and the cumulative volume of goods transported has exceeded 10 million tons, fully demonstrating the great potential and bright prospects of economic and trade cooperation between China and Southeast Asian countries. Editor/Jiang Mingyue
Recently, in St. Petersburg, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee, held an important meeting with Shoigu, secretary of the Russia Federal Security Council. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on China-Russia relations, BRICS cooperation, multilateralism and the Ukraine crisis. Wang Yi stressed that the steady development of China-Russia relations has benefited from the guidance of the two heads of state, and expressed support for the work of the Russian BRICS presidency. For his part, Shoigu affirmed the achievements of Sino-Russian cooperation and looked forward to the complete success of the Kazan summit of BRICS leaders. The two sides also expressed their respective positions on the Ukraine crisis, and China reaffirmed its objective and fair attitude and is committed to promoting a political settlement of the crisis. Editor/Jiang Mingyue