At the press conference, the foreign minister vigorously promoted the China EU train

On the afternoon of May 24, the third session of the 13th National People's Congress held a video press conference in the press release Hall of the Great Hall of the people. Wang Yi, State Councilor and foreign minister, answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists about "China's foreign policy and foreign relations". At the meeting, he took the railway as an example twice and spoke highly of the China Europe train.

In response to the question of "how will China recover the" belt and road "cooperation affected by the epidemic" put forward by the Kazakstan news agency, Wang Yi used the example of the China EU train: "the number of China EU trains opened in January to April and the volume of shipments increased by 24% and 27% year on year, accumulatively delivering nearly 8000 tons of anti epidemic materials."

Due to the implementation of segmented transportation of China Europe trains, which does not involve personnel quarantine, China Railway Group Co., Ltd. has unique advantages. After the outbreak of the epidemic, China Railway Group Co., Ltd. has made every effort to undertake air and sea transport of goods, strengthened the organization of operation, and actively stabilized the international supply chain. The number of operation and delivery of goods of China Europe trains have achieved adverse growth, especially giving priority to the protection of international cooperation epidemic prevention materials Transportation, to ensure that all the goods should be transported, has contributed China's strength to the global anti epidemic.

From March 21, the first China EU train carrying anti epidemic materials exported to Europe started from Yiwu, to the middle of May, China EU train has shipped a total of 1.07 million pieces and 5704 tons of international cooperation anti epidemic materials, mainly to Italy, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Netherlands, Lithuania and other countries, and allocated them to more European countries, It has played a positive role in strengthening international cooperation in epidemic prevention and control. Wang Yi also said that China Laos railway, Hungary Kampuchea railway, Cambodian dual fuel power plant and CBD project, the new administrative capital of Egypt, have been steadily promoted, and a large number of suspended projects have recently started to resume production, which will provide strong assistance for countries to overcome the epidemic and recover their economy.

In 2019, China Railway Group gave full play to the leading role of industry, professional advantages and enterprise level, increased the organization and implementation of overseas projects, basically completed the civil works of China Laos railway, comprehensively accelerated the construction of Yawan high-speed railway, completed the test car of Lahore rail transit Orange Line Project in Pakistan, and orderly promoted the projects of China Thailand railway, Hungary Serbia railway, etc.

This year, China Railway Group accelerated the track laying and post station engineering implementation of China Laos railway line, made good preparations for operation, technical equipment support, Lao side personnel training, etc.; practically promoted the construction of key projects of ya'an-wan high-speed railway, coordinated the preparation of operation and maintenance regulations and personnel training; orderly promoted the construction of overseas projects such as XiongSi railway and China Thailand railway, striving to achieve the goals Degree.