On Saturday morning, a train carrying cargo containers from RCEP member nations such as Laos, Vietnam, and Japan departed from the Chengtong Trade Port Free Trade Zone in Shenbei New District, Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province.
The train heralds the start of a new international freight route connecting RCEP member nations to Europe via Shenyang via entrepot trade.
The Chengtong Trade Port, which has abundant rail resources, connects various logistics routes, including the China-Europe freight trains and the China-Laos Railway, making it easier to collect and transport general trade goods, cross-border e-commerce goods, transit goods, and bonded commodities at the same location.
According to local officials, Shenbei New District intends to build a 20,000 square meter RCEP business service center, expanding its emphasis from a single logistics channel to an extensive industrial layout and supply chain.
