At 10:18 on July 29th, the X8020 China Europe train, loaded with 110 standard boxes of export goods, departed from the railway Yiwuxi Station and headed to Madrid, Spain, marking the opening of the 10000th China Europe train this year. From the camel caravan to the "steel camel caravan," the roaring and shuttling China Europe trains continue to depict the vitality of the ancient Eurasian continent. Since the beginning of this year, China Europe Express has operated over 10000 trains and sent 1.083 million TEUs of goods, a year-on-year increase of 27%, with both quantity and quality improving. The Political Bureau meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held on July 24th emphasized the need to ensure the stability and smooth flow of the China Europe train. What has been the progress of various departments in various regions since the beginning of this year? What further measures will be taken to upgrade software and hardware to ensure that the "steel camel caravan" can reach rivers and seas and connect thousands of miles? The reporter conducted an interview. Since the beginning of this year, China Europe trains have fully played the role of a major channel, continuously improving service quality, and highlighting the radiative driving effect. ——The transportation capacity continues to improve, supporting industrial upgrading and development. On July 20th, as the whistle sounded, two China Europe express trains (Chongqing New Europe), loaded with 330 complete vehicles, slowly departed from the Tuanjie Village station. According to the head of the marketing department of Yuxin Europe Company, in the first half of the year, the total number of vehicles exported by taking the China Europe Express (Yuxin Europe) exceeded 38000, a year-on-year increase of 98.9 times. In order to better serve the export demand of vehicle enterprises, Yuxin Ou Company continues to promote the normalization of international intermodal transportation of commercial vehicles and railway transport special vehicles (JSQ vehicles) online, where cars can be directly driven into the train's "belly". Compared to traditional container models, a JSQ train can carry 261 complete vehicles, increasing the transportation capacity of each train by more than 58% and reducing costs by 20%. According to data released by China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Railway Group"), the sales of new energy vehicles in China reached 3.747 million in the first half of 2023; The railway department transports over 475000 vehicles, adding "iron power" to the rapid development of the new energy vehicle industry. ——The service network continues to extend, and the radiation effect is becoming increasingly prominent. Overlooking the Ganzhou International Land Port in Jiangxi from a high altitude, batches of wood are connected in a neat and orderly manner, waiting for loading and transportation. The continuous railways extend in all directions, and the "steel camel caravan" flows endlessly. After the official opening of the China Europe train at Ganzhou International Land Port, the local area broke through the barriers of mountains and accelerated the pace of integration into the world. Among them, the furniture industry cluster in Nankang has developed rapidly, with its output value increasing from 10 billion yuan before the construction of the port to 250 billion yuan by 2022. As of the end of June, more than 110 domestic departure cities have reached 216 cities in 25 European countries through the China Europe Express, injecting a continuous stream of vitality into economic and trade exchanges. ——Customized special trains continue to be opened up, and the variety of goods is constantly enriched. On August 7th, a China Europe express (Qilu) cold chain express train was shipped through the Alashankou port in Xinjiang, and is expected to arrive at the terminal station in about 19 days. According to Gao Yitian, Deputy Station Manager of Jiaozhou Station at Qingdao Depot of China Railway Jinan Bureau Group Company, compared to highway cold chain transportation, the China Europe freight train cold chain transportation has a larger volume, longer distance, and more guaranteed efficiency. According to data from China Railway Group, the China Europe train is cold