Hualong.com-New Chongqing Client News at 9:13 on April 28 (Chief Reporter She Zhenfang) Actively participating in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", Chongqing enterprises have made great achievements. Hualong.com-New Chongqing client reporter learned that Chongqing Foreign Economic and Trade Group (hereinafter referred to as Foreign Economic and Trade Group) actively participates in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", and continuously expands the economic and trade market share with countries along the route, and overseas project contracting and foreign labor cooperation 70% The left and right are concentrated in the countries along the “Belt and Road”, and 38% of the import and export trade covers the countries along the route.

Playing the "Chongqing Brand" in Overseas Projects

In April, facing the mild Indian Ocean breeze, the Bangladeshi seawall restoration project was in full swing in the Baresel region of southern Bangladesh.

The contract value of this project is 138 million US dollars, and it is general contracted by the Foreign Construction Group, a subsidiary of the Foreign Economic and Trade Group. The project officially started construction in July 2017. It consists of six island seawall reconstruction and protection projects, including a 17-kilometer-long flood control retaining wall.

Hualong.com-New Chongqing client reporter learned from the Foreign Economic and Trade Group that as of March 31 this year, the project has completed a cumulative output value of 25.61 million US dollars. "This project is a real livelihood project. After the restoration is completed, it will play a vital role in the local traffic and seawall safety protection." The person in charge of the local project department said.

At the same time, the Subang project in Sunway Township, Selangor, Malaysia is also under construction. The project is officially undertaken by the International Group Asia Development Company, a subsidiary of Foreign Economic and Trade Group, and is expected to be officially completed in July 2021. The project not only provides more choices and convenience for local residents to live at home, but also creates nearly 1,000 local jobs.

Not long ago, the Dili-Ainaro road upgrading and maintenance project undertaken by Chongqing Foreign Construction Group in East Timor was successfully delivered, which is also the first completed project of the Foreign Economic and Trade Group along the “Belt and Road”. According to the person in charge of the project, the East Timor project is divided into three tender sections, with a total of about 78 kilometers. It is an important national transportation road in East Timor and has a profound impact on the economic development of East Timor.

"The landing and completion of some livelihood projects is the best explanation for promoting the economic and social development of the country where they are located and for overseas projects 'Made in Chongqing'," said the relevant person in charge of the Foreign Economic and Trade Group. "

According to reports, Foreign Economic and Trade Group actively deploys countries along the "Belt and Road", with 6,800 employees located in 27 countries and regions, with 35 overseas branches, and maintains long-term economic and trade business contacts with more than 100 countries and regions.

Open up new channels for land-sea trade

In November 2018, the first batch of imported complete vehicles for rail-sea combined transport were shipped from the Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, UAE along the “Belt and Road”. After the whole vehicle crosses the Strait of Malacca to Singapore by sea, it arrives at Qinzhou Port in Guangxi, and then arrives at Chongqing Western Logistics Park by inland railway.

This import order gives full play to the combined efficiency of rail-sea intermodal transportation, combines the advantages of the "Belt and Road" initiative and the new land-sea corridor, practices a new method of international trade goods transportation in Chongqing, speeds up the return of corporate funds, and greatly improves the market. Competitiveness.

Along the "Belt and Road", the goods are transported through the new land-sea corridor, and the actual transit time is only 23-24 days, which can be shortened by about 1 week compared with the traditional method of "customs clearance at Tianjin Port + trolley pulling back to Chongqing".

It is understood that in 2018, the foreign trade group achieved a total import and export volume of 4.073 billion US dollars, of which 38% covered countries along the route. "A large number of mixed aromatics, rubber and coal from countries along the 'Belt and Road' enter mainland China by sea. The mixed aromatics imported from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries alone are about 240 million US dollars, and rubber is 160 million US dollars." The person in charge of the foreign trade group said.