On 17 November 2017, Dourges rail station in northern France welcomed the first freight train containing only Decathlon brand products imported from China. This train, which left Wuhan on October 28 in Hubei Province, took less than 20 days to
Tajikistan at the 9th BRICS summit
From September 3rd to 5th 2017, the 9th BRICS summit will be held in Xiamen. The BRICS are the association of the five major emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.) The five powers will seek to expand
Zhang Dejiang’ visit to Poland
Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, paid an official visit to Poland from 12 to 16 July 2017, he met with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Beata Szydlo. Both parties
Astana EXPO 2017 and the BRI
On 10 June 2017 was inaugurated the Astana EXPO 2017 in Kazakhstan. EXPO 2017 focuses on Future Energy and addresses three subthemes: “reducing CO2 emissions”, “living energy efficiency” and “energy for all”. 115 states and 18 international organizations will take
Faster trains between Europe and China?
The “Belt and Road” program aims to increase trade along the ancient Silk Roads. The development of rail transportation between China and Europe is an important objective of the BRI. Trains already link some Chinese provincial capitals to several European
The first “Belt and Road” Forum: Developing new Silk Roads
On May 14 and 15, 2017, the first “Belt and Road forum for international cooperation” was held in Beijing. The summit was attended by delegations from nearly 60 governments. Several member states of the European Union were represented at this
A new free trade zone for the OBOR in Chongqing
In late March 2017, the China State Council approved the establishment of seven new free trade zones to be established in Liaoning, Zhejiang, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Shaanxi and in the municipality of Chongqing. After testing a first free trade zone