Since the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed in 2013, the scale of imports and exports between China and countries along the Belt and Road has grown steadily。In particular, since the beginning of last year, in the face of the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, China and relevant countries have helped each other, overcome difficulties, deepened economic and trade cooperation, and achieved positive results。On April 13, Li Kuiwen, spokesman of the General Administration of Customs and director of the Statistical Analysis Department, stressed that the China-Europe freight train has played an important role in promoting the trade development of countries along the route。In the first quarter, China passedRailway transportImports and exports to countries along the Belt and Road increased by 64%。
According to a press conference held by The State Council Information Office, in the first quarter of this year, China's total import and export volume to countries along the "Belt and Road" was 2.5 trillion yuan, an increase of 21.4%, accounting for 29% of the total value of China's foreign trade.5%。出口1.41 trillion yuan, an increase of 28.6%；进口1.09 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.2%。China and some countries along the route have seen rapid growth in imports and exports, such as Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia。
First, make every effort to advance trilateral cooperation
Namely, smart customs, smart border and smart connectivity cooperation pilot projects。Li Kuiwen said that the General Administration of Customs is currently accelerating the implementation of tripartite cooperation, actively carrying out pilots, constantly deepening reform and innovation, and striving to strengthen system integration and improve the efficiency of regulatory services。At the same time, the General Administration of Customs actively interacts with the World Customs Organization and the customs of CEE countries to promote exchanges and cooperation in the three areas of wisdom, and contribute to promoting international customs intelligent interconnection and global trade security and convenience。
Second, formulate the "14th Five-Year Plan" to promote the high-quality development of the "Belt and Road" customs work plan。
This year is the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan，The General Administration of Customs has formulated the "14th Five-Year Plan" to promote high-quality development of customs along the Belt and Road，In accordance with the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee，Stick to problem orientation and goal orientation，Focus on key countries, key areas and key projects，Overall progress and key breakthroughs，Strive to create more highlights of the Belt and Road Initiative，We will promote high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative。
Finally, we will vigorously promote the development of freight trains。