Supply chain ties foster shared development

In early December, Meng Xiangyu, a manager at Liaoning Chengzhi Trading Co Ltd, a Shenyang-based freight forwarder, was standing next to a cargo train at the Shenyang assembly center for the China-Europe freight train services in Northeast China's Liaoning province and directing workers to load containers filled with ski boots and skis onto the train with 45 freight cars.

Four hours later, at the sound of a whistle, the long-haul train bearing the logo of CR Express (China Railway Express), departed for Europe via the Manzhouli railway port located in Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

Upon arrival in Duisburg, Germany, the winter sports equipment and accessories will be distributed to retailers and ski resorts across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway within three days.

"This service ensures that our clients' ski products can efficiently and reliably reach over 20 European countries and more than 30 cities," Meng said.

From January to November, Liaozhong Customs, a branch of Shenyang Customs, had supported the export of winter sports economy-related goods, including ski equipment and down jackets worth 27.51 million yuan ($3.78 million).

Over 3,000 kilometers away, at the Pingxiang land port in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in southern China, long lines of trucks, heavily loaded with raw materials, intermediate goods, parts and accessories, drive into and out of Vietnam each day.

These shipments, destined for factories of local and international companies in Vietnamese provinces like Binh Duong and Bac Ninh, originate from suppliers in South China's Pearl River Delta region.