Reaching 555 ports across 127 nations and territories, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a vital logistics network that links China’s western regions to international markets. This commercial corridor, which has its operating center in Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, links ports around the world by highways, sea routes, and railroads that pass through southern Chinese provinces like Guangxi and Yunnan. Currently, 157 locations throughout 73 domestic cities are served by the freight service.
More than 251,800 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of goods were transported through Chongqing via the trade corridor in 2024, with a total value of 46.7 billion yuan (roughly 6.4 billion US dollars), up 41% and 67% year over year, according to data recently released by the Chongqing Port and Logistics Office. The diversity of goods has increased from hundreds to over 1,160 varieties, and the number of rail-sea trains passing through the commerce corridor annually has increased from over 900 in 2019 to over 10,000 in 2024.
Specialty goods from western China, such as goji berry juice and red wine from Ningxia, oranges from Chongqing, and tea from Guizhou, have emerged as new development engines for local international trade by relying on the quick and effective corridor. Additionally, as local automakers set up factories in Southeast Asian nations, the export of new energy vehicles from these western regions has increased.
