On September 22, The Scene Of The Xinjiang Pavilion In The Inter-Provincial Cooperation Exhibition Area Of The 8th Silk Expo. Photo By Reporter Tian Fangxin

In The Golden Autumn Season, It Is Accompanied By The Joy Of Harvest. On September 24, The 8th Silk Road International Expo And China's East-West Cooperation, Investment And Trade Fair Came To A Successful Conclusion.

As Of The Early Morning Of September 24, More Than 220,000 People Participated In The Offline Exhibition; More Than 60 Investment Promotion Activities Were Held In 11 Cities In Shaanxi Province Around Local Key Industries; For The First Time, Foreign Guests And Investment And Financing Institutions In Hong Kong, China Were Invited To Participate In The Qin Chuangyuan Scientific And Technological Achievements Roadshow. 10 Projects And 3 Strategic Cooperation Agreements Were Successfully Signed In The Innovation And Development Docking Activities Of Entrepreneurs In The East And West Of Jiangsu And Shaanxi, With A Contract Amount Of 5.802 Billion Yuan...... Each Achievement Is A "Vote Of Confidence" Cast By Global Merchants On China's Economy, Especially Shaanxi's Economy, And A Vivid Footnote To The High Recognition Of The Joint Construction Of The "Belt And Road".

Compared With Previous Editions, This Year's Silk Expo Has A Larger Number Of Exhibitors And More Types Of Exhibits, Which Has Refreshed The Historical Record And Opened Up The Imagination Space For Future Development.

The Stage Is Infinitely Wide, And The Opportunities Are Within Reach

"The Silk Expo Has Changed Dramatically, And There Are More And More New Products." Ghanaian Exhibitor Ajay Tawia "Goes To Appointments" Every Year. The "Old Friend" Has A Chinese Name - Wang Mike, And Can Speak Fluent Chinese.

"Great Change" Is The Most Intuitive Feeling Of Chinese And Foreign Merchants. Today's Silk Expo Focuses On A "New" Word. In The Five Exhibition Areas Of International Exchanges, Inter-Provincial Cooperation, Transportation And Logistics, Advanced Manufacturing, And Modern Energy, Various Exhibits Such As Electronic Equipment, Mechanical Equipment, Agricultural And Sideline Products, Textiles And Garments Are Rich And Diverse.

AI Chess-Playing Robot That Picks Up Three-Dimensional Chess Pieces Through Mechanical Claws To Perform Human-Machine Games, Unmanned Delivery Vehicles Specially Developed For Urban Logistics And Distribution Scenarios, And "New Three" Such As New Energy Vehicles, Lithium Batteries, And Photovoltaic Products...... The Empowerment Of New Technologies And The Debut Of New Products Show A Vivid Picture Of The Vigorous Development Of New Quality Productivity.

The Changes Of The Silk Expo Clearly Record The Trajectory Of Shaanxi, Which Is Located In The Inland, From The "Guard" To The "Forward" Of Opening Up.

In 1997, In Order To Promote Economic And Trade Exchanges Between The Eastern, Central And Western Regions, The First China East-West Cooperation, Investment And Trade Fair (Hereinafter Referred To As The "Western Trade Fair") Was Held In Xi'an.

With The In-Depth Implementation Of The Belt And Road Initiative, As The Starting Point Of The Ancient Silk Road And An Important Node Of The "Belt And Road", Shaanxi Has Moved From The Inland Hinterland To The Frontier Of Opening Up, And In 2016, The Western Trade Fair Was Officially Renamed The Silk Road International Expo And The China East-West Cooperation And Investment And Trade Fair, Realizing A Gorgeous Turn From A Regional Exhibition To An International Event.

In 2024, Entering The Second Golden Decade Of The Belt And Road Initiative, The Silk Expo Will Take "Deepening Connectivity And Expanding Economic And Trade Cooperation" As The Theme To Fully Demonstrate The Achievements Of The Belt And Road Initiative And Promote International Economic And Trade Expansion.

Reform Will Not Stop, And Opening Up Will Not Stop. The Influence Of The Silk Expo Is Increasing Day By Day, Becoming A Window For Shaanxi To Display Its Image, A Platform To Help Open Up, And A Link To Strengthen Cooperation; It Will Become A High-Level Open Platform Focusing On Deepening Connectivity, Aiming At Expanding Economic And Trade Cooperation, Actively Participating In The Construction Of The New Land-Sea Corridor In The Western Region, And Deepening Trade, Investment Cooperation And Exchanges With Countries And Provinces And Municipalities In Central Asia, South Asia, And West Asia.

Deeply Integrated Into The Overall Pattern Of The Belt And Road Initiative

The 8th Silk Expo Carries A Heavier Significance Of The Times.

In February 2015, When General Secretary Xi Jinping Inspected The Work In Shaanxi, He Asked Shaanxi To Take The Initiative To Integrate Into The "Belt And Road" Pattern, Especially Emphasizing The Need To Run The "Silk Expo". In April 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping Pointed Out During His Inspection In Shaanxi That It Is Necessary To Deeply Integrate Into The Overall Pattern Of Jointly Building The "Belt And Road", Accelerate The Formation Of A Channel, Trade And Logistics Hub, Important Industry And Cultural Exchange Base For Central Asia, South Asia And West Asian Countries, And Build An International Trade Channel With High Efficiency, Low Cost And Excellent Service In Inland Areas. In May 2023, When Listening To The Work Report Of The Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee And The Provincial Government, General Secretary Xi Jinping Emphasized That Efforts Should Be Made To Expand The Opening Up To The Outside World And Create A Highland For Inland Reform And Opening Up.

Keeping In Mind Yin's Entrustment, Shaanxi Will Be More Deeply Integrated Into The Overall Pattern Of Jointly Building The "Belt And Road" And Accelerate The Construction Of An Inland Reform And Opening Up.

-- Promote The Upgrading And Expansion Of The Channel Platform. We Will Comprehensively Accelerate The Construction Of The China-Europe Express (Xi'an) Assembly Center And The Asia-Europe Land-Sea Trade Corridor, And Further Promote The Coordinated Efforts Of Various Open Platforms Such As The Pilot Free Trade Zone, The Comprehensive Bonded Zone, And The Yangling SCO Agricultural Technology Exchange And Training Demonstration Base. In The First Half Of This Year, The Number Of China-Europe Trains (Xi'an) Ranked First In The Country; Cambodia, Malaysia And Kazakhstan Have Set Up Consulates General In Xi'an, And The Number Of Countries With Consulates In Shaanxi Has Increased To Five; Shaanxi Has 108 International Sister Cities, Covering 41 Countries On Five Continents.

-- Promoting The Deep Integration Of Trade Industries. We Will Simultaneously Develop Trade In Goods, Trade In Services, And Digital Trade, Cultivate Export-Oriented Industries With Characteristic Advantages, Export-Oriented Products, And Backbone Enterprises, And Double The Scale Of Imports And Exports And The Main Body Of Foreign Trade. From 2013 To 2023, The Cumulative Import And Export Value Of Shaanxi To The Countries Jointly Building The "Belt And Road" Reached 1.34 Trillion Yuan. In The First Seven Months Of This Year, Shaanxi Exported 155,000 Vehicles, With A Value Of 24.63 Billion Yuan, An Increase Of 2.5 Times And 1.2 Times Year-On-Year, Respectively.

Looking To The Future, The Belt And Road Initiative Has Strong Vitality And Broad Development Prospects. Seizing The New Opportunities Brought About By The Superposition Of Favorable Policies, Grasping The New Advantages Brought By Industrial Iteration And Upgrading, Making Good Use Of The New Space Brought By The In-Depth Expansion Of Opening Up, And Relying On The New Atmosphere Brought About By The Optimization Of The Business Environment, Shaanxi Is Deepening Exchanges And Cooperation With All Parties In The Fields Of Connectivity, Economic And Trade Investment, Scientific And Technological Innovation, And Industrial Upgrading, Actively Integrating Into The Global Supply Chain, Industrial Chain And Value Chain, Accelerating The Formation Of A Channel, Trade And Logistics Hub, Important Industrial And Cultural Exchange Base For Central Asia, South Asia And West Asian Countries, And Building The "Belt And Road" With High Quality China To Achieve Mutual Benefit And Common Prosperity.

Keep Walking, More Confidence

In Order To Truly "Understand" The Importance Of The Silk Expo In Shaanxi, China And The World, It Is Necessary To Jump Out Of The Exhibition Itself To Find The Answer.

Xi'an International Port Station, Which Is About 5 Kilometers Away From The Silk Expo Complex, Is Busy And Orderly. Rows Of Containers Are Neatly Placed, Large Gantry Cranes Wave Their Giant Arms, And Container Trucks Shuttle Back And Forth...... I Just Signed An Order At The Silk Expo, And In The Blink Of An Eye, The Order Goods Are Shipped From Here To All Over The World.

An International Cooperation Platform, A Trade Channel, And The Integration Of The Two Major Elements Of Opening Up Here Are Inseparable From The Active Guidance And Effective Support Of Policies.

-- Smooth International Logistics Channels. The Xi'an Wharf In Kazakhstan Was Completed And Put Into Use. Xi'an International Port Station Is The First In The Country To Realize The Assembly Of Whole Trains, Direct Loading On Arrival, And Integration Of Port Area.

-- Make Good Use Of Various Open Platforms. Relying On Open Platforms Such As The Silk Expo, We Will Continue To Strengthen Cooperation In Scientific And Technological Innovation, Industrial Development, Ecological Protection, Opening Up, Cultural Tourism And Other Fields. Open Platforms Such As The Yangling Smart Agriculture Demonstration Park Have Contributed To The Agricultural Development Of The SCO Countries.

-- Positive Policies To Improve Efficiency. We Will Continue To Deepen The "Three Years" Activities, Vigorously Develop The County-Level Economy, Private Economy, Open Economy And Digital Economy, Focus On Development Needs, And Continue To Improve The Efficiency Of Government Services.

At Present, Shaanxi Is Deeply Studying And Implementing The Spirit Of The Third Plenary Session Of The 20th CPC Central Committee And The Spirit Of The Important Instructions Of General Secretary Xi Jinping's Important Speeches During His Previous Visits To Shaanxi, Integrating More Deeply Into The Overall Pattern Of Jointly Building The "Belt And Road", Accelerating The Construction Of A Highland For Reform And Opening Up In Chinese Mainland, And Striving To Write A New Chapter In Shaanxi's Chinese-Style Modernization.

With Openness As The Sail, Shaanxi Sails Towards A New Blue Ocean And Is Stable And Far-Reaching.

Reporter Nan Nan

Editor: Han Rui