A few days ago, it was learned from official sources that from the opening of the China-Laos Railway in December 2021 to May 16, 2023, the cumulative number of goods delivered has exceeded 20 million tons. Among them, the cross-border freight volume exceeded 4 million tons, with a value of 17.7 billion yuan, providing a very strong support for the stability and smoothness of the industrial chain and supply chain along the route.

Since the opening and operation of the China-Laos Railway, the types of goods transported have gradually enriched, expanding from the initial 10 to more than 2,000 types, and the international freight volume has also exceeded 3 million tons, contributing to the stability of the industrial and supply chains of countries and regions along the line It played an important role. Due to the short preservation period of imported fruits and the high requirements for transportation time, the railway department has opened a new transportation mode of China-Laos Railway + China-Europe Express and China-Laos Railway + Western Land-Sea Corridor, providing a strong transportation guarantee for the Chinese people to realize fruit freedom. The China-Laos Railway not only provides a reliable transportation channel for the commodity trade between China and Laos, but also provides a convenient logistics guarantee for the cooperation projects between the two countries. The integration process has made a positive contribution.

Not only that, since the opening of the international passenger train on the China-Laos Railway, more and more tourists have started their trip to Laos through this railway, which has leveraged the development potential of the tourism industry and directly promoted the prosperity of the Lao people. Since April 13, 2023, when the China-Laos Railway international passenger train was officially opened, especially during the May Day holiday, many tourists took the cross-border international train to Laos and started their trip to Laos. After continuous development, the China-Laos Railway has become a new channel for Yunnan's opening up and development.

With the help of the China-Laos Railway, my country is developing an increasingly powerful artery in its connection with ASEAN. The world today is in a period of great development and great change. The process of change is often full of risks and challenges, and it will also give birth to new opportunities. Only by uniting and working together to promote the goal of building a community with a shared future for mankind can we turn crises into opportunities and realize cooperation and mutual benefit. win. With the help of the strong siphon effect of the China-Laos Railway, all walks of life are gathered along the railway to lay out production, forming a vibrant railway economic belt, which has laid a foundation for Laos to strengthen economic, talent and cultural exchanges with the world and accelerate the pace of social and economic development. .

The road of good-neighborliness, friendship and win-win cooperation connected by the China-Laos Railway is becoming wider and wider. ribbon road. Editor / Xie Li