CHONGQING MAKING FAST TRACKS TO EUROPE
By Andrew Moody and Tan Yingzi in Chongqing | China Daily | Updated: 2018-07-31 07:03
Once-isolated metropolis developing into key trading hub
A new dimension to the burgeoning trade between China and Europe is the cargo now being carried overland through Central Asia to the world's second-largest economy.
At its fastest, the rail link between Chongqing and Duisburg, Germany, which opened in 2015, can transport goods along its 11,179 kilometers in 13 days. This is now a vital artery of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.
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