After an eight-day voyage, a cargo ship loaded with 68 tonnes of mangosteens docked at the port of Qinzhou in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Having cleared customs swiftly, the fruits imported from Indonesia were transported to nearby provinces, as well as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Yangtze River Delta.
As a pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, the port of Qinzhou witnesses a daily hustle and bustle of rail-sea intermodal trains delivering cargo from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries to China’s inland regions. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. Today, thanks to the corridor, more and more fruits from Southeast Asia can reach the Chinese market and meet the growing and diversified needs of Chinese consumers.