Author(s)

Shihan Tang, Ye Chen, Qisheng Fu, Jiafeng Fang, Bo Wang

Corresponding Author

Shihan Tang

ABSTRACT

Under the background of “the belt and road initiative” initiative, “CHENGDU EUROPE” Express Railway, as an important bridge to form interconnection between cities and countries (regions), has built the strategic self-confidence of the node city Chengdu, bringing new opportunities for the economic and trade development of Chengdu and even Sichuan. Taking the “CHENGDU EUROPE +”strategy as the research object, this paper deeply analyzes its influence on Sichuan's import and export trade under the background of “the belt and road initiative”. It is found that Chengdu is the starting point of “CHENGDU EUROPE” Express Railway, which not only promotes the growth of import and export trade in Sichuan Province, but also promotes the trade exchanges in the surrounding areas of Sichuan Province and the economic development along the line. With the continuous development of “CHENGDU EUROPE” express railway, the trade volume between Sichuan Province and the countries along the “the belt and road initiative” shows an increasing trend. At the same time, the logistics “lifeline” of the southern Asia-Europe continental bridge has also brought unprecedented business opportunities to Sichuan Province. Moreover, “CHENGDU EUROPE” Express Railway has attracted a large number of foreign-invested enterprises to continuously promote Sichuan's foreign trade cooperation and international development. Finally, this paper puts forward some suggestions on the complex international transportation environment and the competition of other routes between China and Europe in the development process of “CHENGDU EUROPE” Express Railway.

KEYWORDS

“chengdu-europe+” strategy, China-europe train, The belt and road, Import and export trade