New channel, new speed! Since the implementation of the overall plan for the Western Land Sea New Corridor 5 years ago, an average of one new station has been expanded every 5 days. On August 5th, the Logistics and Operations Organization Center of the Western Land Sea New Corridor released data showing that in the past five years, the destination of the corridor has expanded from 166 ports worldwide to 523 ports. The new land sea channel in the west, an international economic corridor with great vitality, unleashes the new momentum of opening up and development in the western region, and creates new opportunities for win-win cooperation along the "the Belt and Road". The Lao Tai Ma cross-border railway train in the Western Land Sea New Corridor is waiting to depart at Xiaonanya Station in Jiangjin, Chongqing. Xinhua News Agency reporter Tang Yi's photo shows the new channel, with Chongqing as the operating center and various western provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities as key nodes. It uses transportation methods such as railways, sea freight, and highways to travel south through coastal and border ports such as Guangxi and Yunnan, connecting to various parts of the world. In September 2017, the predecessor of the Western Land Sea New Corridor, the Chongqing Guizhou Guangxi New "Southbound Corridor" train, made its debut in Chongqing. In August 2019, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "Overall Plan for the Western Land Sea New Corridor", marking the upgrade of corridor construction from local exploration to national strategy. In the past 5 years, the channel has three logistics organization methods: rail sea intermodal trains, international railway intermodal trains, and cross-border road shuttle buses. The destinations have expanded from 166 ports in 71 countries and regions to 523 ports in 124 countries and regions. In the past five years, the total number of train services has exceeded 30000, with the completion of the "first 10000 trains" taking 1461 days, the completion of the "second 10000 trains" taking 487 days, and the completion of the "third 10000 trains" taking only 402 days; From 2019 to 2023, the annual freight volume of Chongqing via the Western Land Sea New Corridor increased by 50%, 45%, 54%, 32%, and 21% year-on-year, respectively. In the past five years, the category of channel goods has increased from over 80 to over 1150, covering dozens of major categories such as electronic products, vehicles and components, machinery, small appliances, and food. A cross-border railway train from Laos to Malaysia departs from the station on the Western Land Sea New Corridor. Xinhua News Agency reporter Tang Yishao, relying on the Western Land Sea New Channel, the speed of "Made in the West" new energy vehicles going global has accelerated, driving car brands such as Changan and Sailis to invest and build factories in Southeast Asian countries; A group of companies including BYD Battery, Nannan Aluminum, and Chaoli have entered Guangxi, and some chemical enterprises have formed a "ASEAN Refining Guangxi Refining" and "Dual Base" model. Relying on the Western Land Sea New Corridor, Southeast Asian specialty products such as Thai durian and Vietnamese basa fish can enter the Chinese market more quickly. China has cooperated with Laos to build the Vientiane Modern Agricultural Industrial Park project, and explored the "China Cambodia Banana Industrial Park" project with Cambodia. (New Society)