Special-Topic Interview Series of the 2025 Western China New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor Guangxi Tour Successfully Concludes

Recently, the special-topic interview series of the 2025 Western China New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor Guangxi Tour successfully concluded. A media delegation comprising journalists from central and local mainstream outlets visited key node cities of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, including Nanning, Qinzhou, Beihai, Fangchenggang, and Chongzuo, where the delegation conducted on-the-ground research and interviews over five consecutive days.

Journalists visited the Beihai Tieshan Port Public Terminal

Photo by Lin Shanting

At Nanning International Railway Port, the journalists conducted interviews and sensed the vibrancy and vitality of this international logistics hub. Freight services transport goods from 25 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across China, covering more than 400 categories, while China–Vietnam trains have already achieved daily operations. At the construction site of the Youth Hub of the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou City, machinery roared while over a thousand workers were laboring in full swing. The journalists captured the grandeur of this “project of the century” through their lenses.

At the Beihai Tieshan Port Public Terminal, the journalists witnessed giant vessels mooring, container cranes loading and unloading, containers piling up, and trucks shuttling back and forth—the blueprint for a modern international gateway port is becoming reality. At the Beilun River Second Bridge in Dongxing Port, trucks carrying electronics and other goods were driving toward Mong Cai in Vietnam, while fresh fruits and other products from ASEAN countries were continuing to flow into China, showcasing the bustling cross-border trade between the two countries.

In the Chongzuo Area of the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone, local Party members and government officials addressed challenges through institutional innovation to stimulate economic vitality. By advancing the “Two Countries, Two Parks” model linking industrial parks in China and Vietnam, the area has developed two distinctive industrial chains. In the first half of 2025, the Chongzuo Area’s total foreign trade accounted for approximately 30% of Guangxi’s overall volume.

The delegation visited the Youyiguan Port

Photo by Lin Shanting

During the five-day visit, the journalists reaped rich rewards. They gained firsthand insights into Guangxi’s practices and remarkable progress in developing the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. The journalists expressed their interest in continuously following the project’s progress, aiming to vividly tell Guangxi’s story of striving for strength through maritime development and leveraging the corridor to promote growth in the new era. Through their reports, they hope to enable more people to understand Guangxi’s commitments and contributions to developing the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. (Written by Cai Juncong)