The railway port of Erenhot, the largest land port on the China-Mongolia border, handled the 1,000th China-Europe freight train of this year on Saturday afternoon, two days sooner than last year, according to local customs.
Located in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Erenhot Port is the first Chinese port on the China-Mongolia border that offers round-the-clock passage for freight transporters.
The Erenhot Railway Port is at the heart of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor, with 72 routes being operated, covering more than 60 cities across 24 provinces in China, and reaching over 70 hub ports in more than 10 European countries including Germany, Poland and Russia.
Since the first China-Europe freight train passed through the port in 2013, it has handled a total of 18,000 such trains. Through scientific scheduling, precise loading, and efficient collaboration, the port has ensured smooth and seamless flows of inbound and outbound operation this year.
In the first quarter, the average transit time at the Erenhot Railway Port was reduced by 19.7 hours year on year, and cargo operation time by 10.2 hours.
A total of 995,600 tons of goods and 91,700 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) were transported via China-Europe freight trains passing through the port in the first three months of the year.
Erenhot handles 1,000 China-Europe freight trains sooner
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Adrijana Mesarovic on Monday, who is in China to attend the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen City, east China's Fujian Province.
Noting that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Serbia comprehensive strategic partnership, Han said that bilateral relations have achieved leapfrog development over recent years under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state. In May this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping met again with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, charting the course for building a China-Serbia community with a shared future in the new era.
China is prepared to join hands with Serbia in implementing the important consensus of the two leaders, cementing political mutual trust, leveraging the preferential arrangements under the bilateral free trade agreement, and deepening cooperation in trade, investment, infrastructure and emerging industries, Han said.
China also encourages its enterprises to invest in Serbia and further advance China-Serbia friendly and cooperative relations, he noted.
Mesarovic said Serbia highly values high-level mutual trust between the two countries and reaffirms its adherence to the one-China policy. She expressed gratitude for China's strong support for Serbia's national development and said Serbia is ready to strengthen development synergy with China and continuously deepen cooperation in various fields to benefit the two peoples.
Chinese vice president meets Serbian Deputy Prime Minister
