As the long whistle once again tore through the morning mist at Alashankou, a steel dragon loaded with photovoltaic panels and car parts slowly drove out of the country. After ten years of sharpening a sword, this cross Eurasian track is no longer just a logistics line, but has transformed into a steel artery that beats the pulse of the economy, outlining the silhouette of the era of interconnectivity on the vast continent.

Since the adoption of a unified brand for the China Europe freight train in June 2016, the train has achieved high-quality development and outstanding construction results. The quality of operation and comprehensive benefits continue to improve, and the scale of operation has steadily increased. As of now, the total number of China Europe freight trains has exceeded 130000, with a freight value of over 520 billion US dollars, making it an unstoppable steel camel caravan on the Silk Road.

The China Europe freight train has effectively promoted economic and trade exchanges among countries along the route, transporting goods covering 53 major categories and over 50000 varieties. The proportion of freight value in the total trade volume of goods between China and Europe has been increasing year by year. To assist in the construction of interconnectivity in the Eurasian region, 96 operational routes have been planned, and multiple transportation channels have been established in the north, south, central, and southern regions of the country, which can reach 236 cities in 26 European countries. A smooth, efficient, multi-directional radiation, and sea land linkage transportation network has been built. Keywords: the Belt and Road News, China Europe Train, Connectivity

The China Europe freight train has built diversified transportation channels in the north, middle, and south, connecting key cities in many European countries, opening up the logistics artery of sea land interconnection, and expanding the trade circulation path between Asia and Europe. Against the backdrop of complex international situations, the China Europe freight train maintains stable and safe operation with its outstanding features of all-weather, large capacity, fast delivery, and low-carbon environmental protection, laying a solid foundation for connecting the Asia Europe logistics link and maintaining the stability of the global industrial and supply chains.Editor/Gong Ziwei