[The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will be extended to Afghanistan]Recently, the Chinese Foreign Minister and the Pakistani Foreign Minister met in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. During the conversation, China and Pakistan jointly issued a statement that the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will be extended to Afghanistan. Prior to this, the Taliban in Afghanistan had already made such applications when they met with senior officials from both China and Pakistan. According to previous assessments, once the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor are settled in Afghanistan, billions of dollars in infrastructure funds will be brought in, especially the construction and improvement of Afghanistan’s railway network and highway system, which will be greatly relieved. At the same time, once the infrastructure project is confirmed, it is very likely that Chinese companies will undertake the construction, which can increase many jobs for local Afghans. Editor / Zhao E
The first test pile for the NZSG-05 locomotive and vehicle depot of the newly built Zhengzhou South Station has officially started drilling recently, marking the comprehensive construction of the site. The project is located in Mengzhuang Town, Xinzheng City, and is one of the largest comprehensive bases for conventional vehicles in the Central Plains region. It adopts a three in one centralized layout to create a 4S maintenance base for conventional buses. The project team completed all construction preparations in advance, and after passing the supervision acceptance, drilling began to lay a solid foundation for subsequent batch construction. Editor/Cheng Liting
The key LNG equipment automation production project at the municipal level in the Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Airport Area has officially started construction. The project is invested and constructed by Baiyan Technology, a leading enterprise in the LNG equipment field. It mainly produces complete sets of gas station equipment, storage tanks, and supporting pipelines. It will build new production workshops, comprehensive service buildings, and other supporting facilities, and introduce automation equipment such as robot welding and laser high-precision cutting. It is expected to be completed and put into operation in the first half of 2027. After production, it will further improve the layout of the regional port suitable energy equipment industry. Editor/Cheng Liting