Eastern corridor of China-Europe freight train service witnesses over 1,000 trips in 2026

As of Feb. 26, 2026, the eastern corridor of the China-Europe freight train network has witnessed more than 1,000 train trips on its railway lines this year, breaking the mark 26 days earlier than last year.

Cargo throughput surpassed 100,000 TEUs, with train trips and freight volume rising 48.4 percent and 43.2 percent year on year, respectively.

The eastern corridor consists of three railway ports including Manzhouli, Suifenhe and Tongjiang. The number of operating routes has expanded to 27, linking over 60 Chinese cities with 14 European countries.

To cope with surging cross-border demand, railway authorities have deployed "smart border port" systems and strengthened coordination with customs and border inspection agencies. Clearance procedures have been streamlined to under 30 minutes, boosting overall transport efficiency by around 10 percent.

At Manzhouli Station, operations are running at full capacity.

"We can handle 16 freight trains in 24 hours, totaling over 900 containers. All our six devices run in full capacity every day. Staff work in shifts while equipment runs non-stop. We are committed to keeping processing time for each train within two hours to ensure timely departures," said Yang Liang, a worker from Manzhouli station.

It is unfair, unreasonable and unfeasible to demand China to join nuclear disarmament negotiations with Russia and the United States at the current stage, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.

She made the statement in response to a media query on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's Thursday remarks on this issue.

"China has made its position clear on this matter on multiple occasions. As a country with a massive nuclear arsenal, the United States bears a special and primary responsibility to earnestly advance nuclear disarmament, which represents the broad consensus of the international community. China's nuclear forces are not in the same league as those of the U.S. and Russia. At the current stage, it is unfair, unreasonable, and unfeasible to demand China participate in so-called trilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations among China, the U.S., and Russia," she said.