The Belt and Road News Network
On Nov. 10, 2025, the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) concluded. The six-day event attracted 4,108 companies from 138 countries and regions, featuring 461 new products, technologies and services, and recording $83.49 billion in one-year intended deals.
Launched in 2013, the China-Europe freight train in Xi'an has ranked first nationwide in key aspects such as the number of trains, freight volume and laden-container ratio for many years. Today, the Xi'an International Port Station operates 59 railway routes, with a designed annual container throughput of 5.4 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
A nationwide surge in rural cultural and sports activities is reshaping China's countryside, offering new insight into the country's path toward modernization. Events such as the Village Basketball League and Village Super League in southwest China's Guizhou province have drawn passionate crowds, while in Zhejiang, farmers take center stage at "village galas," performing self-written shows to enthusiastic applause.
China stands ready to work with Spain to forge a comprehensive strategic partnership with greater strategic determination, dynamism and global influence, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday. Xi made the remarks when meeting with King Felipe VI of Spain, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing.
China's railway passenger system transitioned fully to electronic invoicing on Oct. 1, ending the use of paper reimbursement slips. The milestone marks the arrival of a new, fully digital era for train tickets. This change in travel habits is woven into the everyday lives of ordinary people. A few years ago, returning home from Yiwu in east China's Zhejiang Province to central China's Hunan Province was something Li Juan dreaded.
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