Xi'an: Int'l cargo hub on track

Road, rail, air and sea link inland China to Central Asia and Europe

Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, is expected to be an international cargo hub between China, Central Asia and Europe after a cooperation agreement was signed by Xi'an International Trade and Logistics Park and Kazakhstan's National Railway Company.

The agreement, which was signed on April 14 in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, aims to develop international logistics between China and Kazakhstan, said Yang Mingrui, director of ITL's administration committee. A trade delegation, led by Han Song, deputy mayor of Xi'an and Party secretary of ITL, visited Central Asian countries in April to investigate and signed the agreement with Kazakhstan's national railway company.