Over the past five years, the new international land-sea trade corridor has expanded its reach to 523 ports in 124 countries and regions.

The trade corridor, whose operational center is located in Chongqing, Southwest China, connects the world's ports via railroads, sea lanes and highways through such southern Chinese regions as Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province. Yunnan.

According to data released Monday by the coordination center for logistics and operation of the new international land-sea trade corridor, more than 30,000 freight trains have traveled along the corridor in the past 5 years.

From 2019 to 2023, the annual volume of freight traffic on this corridor from Chongqing increased by 50 percent, 45 percent, 54 percent, 32 percent and 21 percent year-on-year respectively.

Over the past five years, the range of goods transported along the trade corridor has expanded from more than 80 to more than 1,150 items, including electronic goods, vehicles and spare parts, small household appliances, and foodstuffs.

The corridor not only promotes the opening up and development of West China, but also opens up new opportunities for countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, the center said.