Port in upper Yangtze River region begins operations

"We will take advantage of Chongqing Xinsheng Port and the existing highway networks to attract cargo from southern Sichuan province, southern Gansu province, southern Shaanxi province and parts of Chongqing," said Huang Zuying, head of Zhongxian county. "It will play an active role in serving the the Belt and Road Initiative, the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle."

Huang said the newly built port could play an important role as a transport hub in the upper reaches of the Yangtze and establishes a big platform in developing the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle.