The 9th Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo opened, gathering around 1,200 delegates from home and abroad with a focus on cultural exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations.
Belt and Road cooperation has ventured into new realms as technologies, products and know-how of Chinese firms gain traction worldwide, said participants of the 11th Belt and Road Summit.
Over the past decade, the network has expanded rapidly. Annual trips have surged from 1,702 in 2016 to 20,022 in 2025, now connecting 129 Chinese cities with 236 cities across 26 European countries.
Cities along the route are gaining new momentum through more resilient supply chains, expanded business opportunities and closer economic cooperation.
With the new containers, Chongqing is boosting the capacity of China-Europe freight train services to meet growing demand for automobile export transportation.
Further deepening cooperation between China and Central Asian countries will create new opportunities for the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a Tajik expert said.
Situated on the China-Kazakhstan border, Horgos Port and Alashankou Port, also known as Alataw Pass, are Xinjiang's two primary rail gateways.
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While filling gaps in the study of regional ancient history, the cooperation, evidently, also carries on the legacy of mutual learning among civilizations along the Silk Road.
Under the Belt and Road Initiative, China has blazed a trail of cooperation, opportunities and prosperity for common development with partner countries of the Maritime Silk Road, Fu Hua said.
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