The ancient capital of Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has handled over 2,000 China-Europe freight trains this year as of Tuesday.
At 10:00 on Tuesday, a China-Europe freight train loaded with goods, including vehicles, machine parts, and household appliances, departed from Xi'an International Port Station and headed west to Dangara, Tajikistan, marking the 2,000th China-Europe freight train operated by Xi'an in 2025.
"So far this year, the China-Europe freight train operation in Xi'an has shown strong momentum. Up to now, we have handled over 2,000 China-Europe freight trains, accounting for about a quarter of the total national volume, with all key performance indicators ranking at the forefront nationwide," said Liu Shunli, head of the operation office at Xi'an International Port Station under the China Railway Xi'an Group Co., Ltd.
The latest data from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd, the country's railway operator, showed that Xi'an operated a total of 1,519 China-Europe freight trains in the first quarter of this year, marking a 45-percent increase year on year.
Xi'an City operates over 2,000 China-Europe freight trains this year
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said on Monday that China welcomes foreign enterprises including Warburg Pincus and long-term capital to continue expanding their investment in China and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with China.
He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with former U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, now chairman of Warburg Pincus.
The vice premier said that China is fully implementing the guiding principles of the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, in accordance with the suggestions and arrangements of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and advancing the building of a unified national market, unswervingly expanding high-level opening-up and promoting high-quality economic development.
For his part, Geithner said that he is optimistic about the prospects of China's economic development, and Warburg Pincus is willing to continue to deepen its presence in the Chinese market and promote the deepening of economic and trade cooperation between the United States and China.
China welcomes foreign enterprises, long-term capital to continue expanding investment in China: vice premier
