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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chongqing, China – 20 May 2025
1. Various aerials of railway container terminal ++MUTE++
2. Various of containers being loaded on trucks and driven away
3. Mid of media
4. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Han Chao, Deputy General Manager, Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
“The international situation has impacts on the China-Europe Railway Express, yet the impacts are limited. It has maintained regular operation despite of the impacts on the changes of the international situation. We have applied various of methods including additional insurances to ensure the safety of the cargo and the smoothness of the trade.”
5. Various of the departure of a China-Russia cargo train
6. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Han Chao, Deputy General Manager, Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
“We have regular China-Russia freight service, with one or two trains every day if there is enough cargo. Main shipments to Russia are auto products, mechanical and electrical products, as well as light industry products such as clothing.”
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Wuhan, China – 23 May 2025
7. Various of container ship arriving at Yangluo port on the Yangtze River
8. Various of containers being loaded on trucks
9. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Yu Liqi, Deputy General Manager, Hubei Port Operations and Dispatch Centre:
“We need to leverage the important role of the Yangluo port as a navigation hub in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. We have cargo lines to the Yangluo port from Sichuan and Chongqing, these are all small boats because of the limits on the passages in the upper reaches. The cargo will be moved onto larger ships and continue their journey to the sea ports, and by doing so the logistics costs of the clients can be saved.”
10. Various of container being loaded
11. Various of container trucking moving in the port
12. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Yu Liqi, Deputy General Manager, Hubei Port Operations and Dispatch Centre:
“Now it is resumed. Generally speaking the U.S. lines have come back to normal since May 14th when the additional tariffs came down.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chongqing, China – 20 May 2025
13. Various aerials of railway container terminal ++MUTE++
STORYLINE:
In Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park, China-Europe Railway Express and the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor are handling thousands of freight trains annually to Europe, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia.
Despite of a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers from the nearest sea port, it is a key logistics and trade hub in Southwest China, serving as a critical node in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), connecting domestic and international markets through rail, road, and multi-modal transport.
In May 2025, Chongqing’s logistics hub saw double-digits growth, led by China-Europe rail and ASEAN trade.
About 20 trains depart here every day, some head towards Russia, others towards Europe passing through central Asia.
Top exports include electronic products, EVs and machinery, and top imports include auto parts, luxury goods and medical equipment.
“The international situation has impacts on the China-Europe Railway Express, yet the impacts are limited,” said Han Chao, Deputy general manager of Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park. “It has maintained regular operation despite of the impacts on the changes of the international situation.”
Journalists visiting the hub witnessed the departure of a China-Russia freight train.
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