Chengdu opened a scheduled all-cargo flight from Chengdu to Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The scale of more than 270 billion yuan, the growth rate of 11.2% - this is the first four months of this year, Chengdu's foreign trade “report card”. In the face of the complex and changing international situation, Chengdu import and export to double-digit growth rate to maintain a stable development trend. Where is its toughness? Where is the power source?

Horses and whips!

Chengdu on the province's foreign trade growth significantly

“Chengdu import and export pulling the same period in Sichuan foreign trade growth of 8.7 percentage points, Chengdu pulling role is obvious.” Chengdu Customs statistics and analysis of the relevant person in charge, this is the first four months of this year, Sichuan's foreign trade operation in a major feature. In the first four months, Sichuan realized 341.94 billion yuan of foreign trade imports and exports, the scale of the same period in history hit a new high, an increase of 7.9% year-on-year.

In the complex and changing international trade environment, what factors promote the development of foreign trade and steady growth? “Co-construction of 'One Belt, One Road' countries and regional market performance is active, market demand to enhance, drive business growth.” Hongzhi, general manager of Sichuan Foreign Trade Machinery Import and Export Limited Liability Company, said that the company's overall export business in the first four months increased by 26% year-on-year.

In Hongji's view, the company's export business has maintained growth this year, thanks to the company's diversified market layout in recent years to reduce risk, the establishment of new growth points of the “inner vitality”, and more importantly, the international business environment is constantly optimizing the formation of the “external pull”. More importantly, it is the “external pull” formed by the continuous optimization of the international business environment.

Export as one of the “troika”, Chengdu horse whip. April 15 held in Chengdu City, opening up to the outside world development conference proposed to strengthen economic and trade cooperation, make good use of the domestic and international markets, two kinds of resources, and go all out to promote the “hibiscus products out of Sichuan”. “Hibiscus products out of the sea”.

Air-ground linkage

Widen the market space radius of “hibiscus products to the sea”.

The hibiscus product sailing, inseparable from the connection of the international channel. This year, Chengdu has increased the expansion of international routes, from direct flights to Dubai, Madrid, Paris to Penang, Prague, East Midlands, etc., an international passenger and cargo routes from Chengdu to extend, and continue to weave a dense connection between the global route network for “hibiscus products to the sea” to provide a shortcut in the air at the same time, but also for the “hibiscus products to the sea”. The “Hibiscus products to the sea” has also expanded the spatial radius. Data show that Chengdu air port import and export in the first two months of this year exceeded 100 billion yuan, an increase of more than 20% year-on-year, a record high for the same period in history.

The reporter learned from the city port logistics office, up to now, Chengdu in the flight of the regular direct international and regional routes for 77, of which 55 passenger routes, cargo routes 22, the number of routes to continue to maintain China's central and western regions the most. Next, Chengdu will also open new international routes to Athens, and plans to open, re-open and encrypt 28 new international and regional routes throughout the year to further enhance the level of global accessibility.

“The construction of domestic and international logistics systems is an important support for supply chain synergy in the industrial chain.” According to Wang Ming, senior consultant expert and researcher of China Macroeconomic Research Institute, logistics supply chain services support industrial clusters, industrial corridors and industrial chain systems to participate in the international division of labor and competition, and continuously improve the resilience of the industrial chain supply chain.

In the “air silk road” to promote airworthiness industry connected to the global market at the same time, the “land silk road” is pushing open another open door in Chengdu, building a global land and sea freight distribution system. From Chengdu to Minsk, Chengdu-Europe speed train, TCL Thunderbird display iron sea intermodal train to the Central Asia used car export train, Tuding Central Asia train, hardware electromechanical products, etc. - this year, Chengdu International Railway Port intensively launched special trains, for enterprises to develop the international market to provide a strong support. At present, Chengdu international liner has been smoothly connected to 150 cities at home and abroad, and the freight volume in the first quarter increased by 11.4% year-on-year.

Two-Way Running

Enterprises organize groups to seize opportunities and orders at sea.

Smooth channel, prosperous trade. Four-way expansion of the international channel for the “hong products to the sea” broaden the road, but also for hong enterprises to speed up the “go out” to expand international cooperation, enhance the advantages and competitiveness.

On April 21st, a Chengdu industrial government and enterprise delegation composed of 33 enterprises went to Saudi Arabia for docking and negotiation, and successfully signed more than 5 billion yuan of orders;

On the same day, a delegation of 37 Chengdu economic and trade enterprises went to Japan, released a list of 173 economic and trade cooperation opportunities, and focused on signing 10 cooperation projects, with a signing amount of over 1 billion yuan;

On April 22, a group of Chengdu logistics and supply chain enterprises went to Thailand and Laos to promote the formation of 18 overseas cooperation projects in the fields of international logistics and international trade;

On April 25, a delegation of Chengdu science and technology enterprises went to Munich, Germany, to participate in the German International Innovation and Science and Technology Cooperation and Exchange Fair, and reached 18 cooperation intentions on the spot and signed 2 important cooperation agreements;

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Encourage enterprises to “go out”, seize the opportunity to grab orders, Chengdu has formulated and issued the “Policy of Supporting Chengdu Enterprises to Organize Groups to Go Abroad to Expand Markets”, which is based on the following principles

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