China Youth Daily client Zhengzhou, October 16th (China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Pan Zhixian intern Shi Jingyi) Today, reporters learned from Henan Province’s high-quality completion of the “14th Five-Year Plan” series theme press conference (the twelfth session) that during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, Henan Province actively integrated into the “Belt and Road” construction and continued to expand the four Silk Roads of “air, land and sea”, providing solid support for high-level opening up to the outside world.

On October 16, Henan Province’s high-quality completion of the “14th Five-Year Plan” series themed press conference (the twelfth one) was held in Zhengzhou. Intern Shi Jingyi/photo

According to reports, Zhengzhou Airport has opened 64 all-cargo routes, building a route network spanning Europe, America and Asia and covering major economies around the world. The cargo volume will exceed 800,000 tons in 2024, ranking among the top 40 global cargo airports for many years in a row. "Dual hubs" such as Zhengzhou-Luxembourg and Zhengzhou-Kuala Lumpur have become important trade corridors for Henan Province connecting Europe and ASEAN.

The operating efficiency of Henan's China-Europe freight trains has been continuously enhanced, and an international logistics network with 26 overseas direct stations and 9 entry-exit ports has been formed. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, a total of more than 13,000 freight trains were operated.

Henan has added four new cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones in Jiaozuo, Xuchang, Xinxiang and Kaifeng, bringing the total number to seven. Among them, Zhengzhou has twice won first place and ranked among the top ten in the national cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area evaluation; Henan has also held cross-border e-commerce conferences in consecutive years, and its influence in the industry has continued to expand.

In terms of intermodal transportation channels, Henan's rail-sea intermodal transportation and river-sea intermodal transportation connect the river to the sea, and open up 9 near-ocean routes. For the first time in the country, cross-border road transport TIR lines have been connected in both directions, and the country's third TIR assembly center has been built. The number of lines has grown to 21 in 9 countries, and the business scale leads the country.