Key progress is being made in multiple fields, and China's economy is showing full vitality

Regional foreign trade is steadily advancing, and key progress has been made in various fields of economic construction. Let's feel the vitality of China's economic development together.

China's regional foreign trade is stable with progress

In the first 11 months of this year, the scale of foreign trade in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, Yangtze River Delta, Beijing Tianjin Hebei and other regions steadily expanded, and trade vitality continued to be released.

In the first 11 months of this year, the import and export of 9 cities in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area reached 8.3 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.6%, and the scale of foreign trade reached a new historical high for the same period; Nearly 70% of imported and exported goods are mechanical and electrical products, with exports mainly focused on high-tech products such as electronic components, computers, and parts; The import of consumer goods such as aquatic products and dairy products has increased by over 20%, highlighting the role of domestic demand in driving growth.

In the first 11 months, the import and export of the Yangtze River Delta region exceeded 15 trillion yuan for the first time in history, reaching 15.46 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.2%. Over the same period, the import and export of countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" increased by 11%.

Yu Yongjun, Deputy Director of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Port Customs: Since this year, the Yangtze River Delta has innovated and opened up a variety of transfer modes, organically integrating the stability of sea rail combined transport and the timeliness of international fast shipping, and creating a more flexible and efficient transport scheme for the "the Belt and Road" trade exchanges.

In the first 11 months, the import and export of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region amounted to 4.3 trillion yuan. Among them, exports reached a record high of 1.32 trillion yuan during the same period in history. Private enterprises' exports exceeded 600 billion yuan for the first time, with a growth rate of 16.1%, surpassing last year's annual level and accounting for 47.4% of the total export value of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region during the same period, becoming the main force driving regional foreign trade growth.

Key progress has been made in various fields of economic construction

On December 22nd, key progress was made in various fields of China's economic construction. Let's feel the vitality of China's economy together.

The first seventh air traffic route of Hainan Free Trade Port has been opened for operation

On December 22nd, the DV482 flight on the "Sanya Prague" route operated by Kazakhstan's Skate Airlines arrived smoothly at Sanya Phoenix International Airport, and 115 passengers from the Czech Republic entered the country smoothly. This is also the first seventh air traffic route put into operation by Hainan Free Trade Port.

The Guangzhou Zhanjiang high-speed railway officially opened for operation on the 22nd

On December 22nd, the Guangzhou Zhanjiang high-speed railway connecting Guangzhou and Zhanjiang was officially put into operation. The design speed of the Guangzhou Zhanjiang high-speed railway is 350 kilometers per hour, and the travel time between the two places has been shortened from the original fastest of about 2.5 hours to 1.5 hours, greatly reducing the time and space distance between the Beibu Gulf urban agglomeration and the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area.

The Shantou Shantou high-speed railway has been fully connected and put into operation

At 10:30 on the 22nd, as the G9787 high-speed train departed from Shantou Station, the Shantou Shantou South section of the Shantou Shantou high-speed railway was officially completed and opened to traffic, marking the opening of the entire Shantou Shantou high-speed railway line. The Shanshan High speed Railway is one of the key nodes of the national "Eight Verticals and Eight Horizontals" high-speed railway network along the coastal corridor of the Ningbo Guangzhou High speed Railway. The main line is 162 kilometers long and the designed speed is 350 kilometers per hour. Among them, the section from Shantou South to Shanwei has been put into operation since December 26, 2023.

The world's first methanol dual fuel intelligent ultra large oil tanker delivered

On December 22nd, the world's first methanol dual fuel powered intelligent ultra large oil tanker, independently designed and built by China, was delivered in Dalian, Liaoning. The captain is about 333 meters long, with a width of 60 meters, and can carry about 2.1 million barrels of crude oil at once. The ship adopts a domestically produced methanol dual fuel engine and methanol fuel supply system, which can meet the latest international environmental emission standards and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 92%.

In addition, the oil tanker is also equipped with domestically developed intelligent ship based platforms and multiple sets of ship intelligent systems, achieving safe and efficient intelligent operation and management in terms of operation and navigation. Next, this ship will serve the route from the Middle East to the Far East.