Shandong exported 460 million yuan to "One Belt And One Road" countries through cross-border direct purchase in the first half of the year

On the afternoon of July 23, reporters learned from a press conference held by the Information Office of Shandong Provincial government that in the first half of this year, the Qilu Eurasian freight train opened 740 trains in total, an increase of 40.4%, realizing the growth against the trend and becoming an important channel to ensure the smooth cross-border trade between Shandong Province and countries along the route. In addition, due to the impact of the epidemic, cross-border trade has developed rapidly by giving full play to its advantages. In the first half of the year, Shandong exported 460 million yuan to countries along the routes through cross-border direct purchase trade, surging 32 times.

Ji 'nan haiguan vice director, member of the CPC committee zhang yibing, "One Belt And One Road" construction on cross-border trade and investment pull role is obvious. According to data from the ministry of commerce, in the first half of this year, China's non-financial direct investment in One Belt And One Road countries along the routes reached 8.12 billion us dollars, up 19.4%. In the first five months of this year, a total of 46.98 billion US dollars was signed for foreign contracted projects of countries along the Belt and Road, accounting for 54.8 percent of China's total. In the first half of this year, shandong's exports of contracted projects to countries along the belt and Road increased by 1.9 times; During the same period, shandong's exports of electrical equipment, general machinery equipment, automatic data processing equipment and integrated circuits increased by 9.1%, 28.4%, 4.1 times and 31.9 times respectively.

The china-Europe freight train has promoted the continuous expansion of cross-border trade between Shandong province and countries along the route. Against the backdrop of widespread disruptions and suspensions in Eurasia and the impact of the epidemic on the supply chain, the China-Europe freight train has bucked the trend. In the first half of this year, The Qilu Eurasia freight train opened 740 trains in total, an increase of 40.4%, and Shandong's import and export to the countries along the Routes reached 7.23 billion yuan, an increase of 49.8%, making it an important channel to ensure smooth cross-border trade between Shandong and the countries along the routes.

Cross-border trade is becoming an important force driving the growth of bilateral trade. During the epidemic, China and many enterprises along the "One Belt And One Road" quickly changed their thinking and gave full play to the advantages of cross-border e-commerce, creating more new growth points for the economic development of countries along the "One Belt And One Road". In the first half of the year, shandong exported 460 million yuan to "One Belt And One Road" countries along the route through cross-border direct purchase trade, surging 32 times and becoming a new bright spot in shandong's foreign trade economic development.