Situated at the China-Kazakhstan border, Horgos in China's Xinjiang benefits from well-developed highways and a railway system that boosts trade between the two countries. It is also a key node in the Belt and Road Initiative, and helps bring countries together far beyond the region. Ning Hong reports.
These fruits are exported from China to Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Horgos customs supervision warehouse plays a key role in transporting agricultural products of this kind.
Yu Chengzhong has been in the fruit trade for nearly three decades. He is the chairman of the Horgos Jinyi International Trading Company: "We can store up to 20,000 tons of fruit at once here. We sort them here, load them onto vehicles, and then export them to several Central Asian countries. We currently export a variety of products, including peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, peaches and apples. These pears, which have just come to market, are fruits native to Xinjiang. In a month, exports will triple from the current numbers. We currently ship about seventy trucks daily, over 1,000 tons."
The yearly planned capacity for moving goods is 15-million tons, and the railway at Horgos connects to routes as far away as Germany and the Netherlands. This makes the port, and Xinjiang, an important hub connecting the greater Eurasian landmass.
Source: news.cgtn.com