Since the Belt and Road initiative was first proposed five years ago, the endeavors of participating countries in trade facilitation have dramatically promoted multilateral trade around the world, and brought tangible benefits to the overall shopping experience of people in countries along the route. Diversified products Whether its French cheese, German beer, Belarusian milk or Russian cooking oil, Chinese people can now buy any of these imported goods in supermarkets or online, while the prices remain pretty similar to products purchased directly overseas.
Photo taken on April 16, 2018 shows cargo containers of China Railway Express at Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT) in Duisburg, western Germany. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan) BERLIN, Aug.
A tea art master brews tea during the competition held in Liping county on May 16. [Photo by Yang Daifu/gz.
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Belt and Road Initiative has turned China's inland areas into the frontline of the country's opening up, with robust trade between the western, central Chinese regions and countries participating in the initiative.
