China's Xi charts path for landmark trade corridor


Containers are loaded onto a cargo vessel in Qinzhou Port, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, a transit point on the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. - Xinhua

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping has spelled out a new vision for the opening-up of China's western region, with the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor expected to continue spearheading efforts to boost trade and logistics links between the region and global markets.

Xi made a visit to Chongqing in Southwest China from April 22 to 24, during which he listened to briefings on the development of the corridor, a landmark land-sea freight route between China's western region and countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and beyond.

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