On March 30, 2022, the first China-Laos Railway (Baoji-Vientiane) international freight train was officially launched from Baoji, Shaanxi, at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, to Vientiane, Laos, the "roof of the Indo-China Peninsula", with 25 containers and 630 tons of seasoning monosodium glutamate. Ships in about 10 days.

Shaanxi Baoji Fufeng Biotechnology Co., Ltd., which transported goods through the first China-Laos Railway (Baoji-Vientiane) international freight train, started trade with ASEAN countries in 2004. Liu Haitao, deputy general manager of the company, said that in the past, the combination of rail and sea transport was expensive and time-consuming. In recent years, due to factors such as the epidemic situation in some ASEAN countries, the safety of cargo transportation is also difficult to guarantee.

On December 3, 2021, the entire China-Laos Railway officially opened for operation. In the 100 days since its opening, the freight volume of the China-Laos Railway has exceeded 1.2 million tons, of which the total amount of cross-border cargo has exceeded 280,000 tons; the number of passengers sent has exceeded 1.8 million.

On March 9, Muang Sai, an important commercial and trade town in northern Laos

What makes Liu Haitao excited is that their company can now enjoy the freight convenience brought by the China-Laos Railway.

"Our goods are declared and accepted at the Baoji Comprehensive Bonded Zone in an integrated manner. After exiting from the Yunnan port, they can be delivered to Vientiane soon. This will effectively promote the accurate connection of the ASEAN international market and help the high-quality development of the enterprise." He said.

On March 11, a Chinese brand mobile phone dealership in Muong Sai, northern Laos

According to reports, local specialties such as apples and kiwi fruit in Shaanxi, as well as commodities such as tropical fruits in Southeast Asia, will also take the international freight train of the China-Laos Railway to travel to and from the areas along the line.

At present, many provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China have successively opened international freight trains to Laos via the China-Laos Railway.Editor / Zhao E