[Three high-speed rail projects have begun in Shaanxi province]On Nov 30, 2022, Shaanxi Provincial Department of Transport held a press conference to announce the start of construction of Xi 'an East Railway Station, Xitong-copper section of Xiyan-Yanchang high-speed Railway and Shaanxi section of Kangyu-Chongqing high-speed Railway. With a total investment of 54.58 billion yuan, the length of high-speed railway under construction in Shaanxi will exceed 700 kilometers, with a total investment scale of about 150 billion yuan. Editor/He Yuting
On March 2, 2026, with the addition of Astana Airlines, the Shanghai to Almaty route will have more than one flight per week, and the total number of regular flights between China and Kazakhstan will increase to 84 flights per week. The air channel continues to be encrypted, greatly facilitating business exchanges, investment inspections, and personnel exchanges. It is linked with railways, highways, and ports to build a comprehensive and three-dimensional interconnected network between China and Kazakhstan.Editor/Bian Wenjun
On March 2, 2026, it was reported that Kazakhstan is making every effort to enhance the capacity of the Trans Caspian International Transport Corridor, with a planned cargo volume of 5.2 million tons this year. At the same time, Kazakhstan will promote the construction and reconstruction of more than 11000 kilometers of roads, build 475 kilometers of railways, upgrade 2900 kilometers of road network, and increase the transit capacity by 60%. The logistics time from Kazakhstan China border to the Caspian Sea will be reduced from 84 hours to 55 hours, providing stronger support for the interconnection between China EU trains and the the Belt and Road.Editor/Bian Wenjun