2022 China-Europe freight train (Qilu Hao) special promotion conference successfully held

             To promote steady improvement in foreign trade throughout the province and actively respond to the current severe and complex international situation, guiding import and export enterprises to expand markets, the China-Europe Railway Express (Qilu Line) special promotion meeting, jointly hosted by the Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce and Shandong Expressway Group and undertaken by Shandong Zhenghe International Exhibition Co., Ltd., was successfully held from May 17 to May 20 through an online cloud exhibition.               During the event, Qin Haifeng, chief representative of the Shandong Provincial Government's Economic and Trade Representative Office in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and representative Xu Chi attended the meeting. Péter Ernő, President of the Hungary-China Economic and Trade Chamber of Commerce; Cui Shan, Director of the Sino-Russian Economic and Trade Cooperation Center; Markus Teuber, Commissioner for Chinese Affairs of the Duisburg City Government, Germany; Xu Meng, General Manager of Shandong Expressway Qilu Eurasia Railway Express Operation Co., Ltd.; Ma Chunbo, Deputy General Manager; and Chen Youjia, Amazon Regional Expansion Manager, attended the relevant sessions through on-site or video presentations and delivered speeches.

                This online promotion meeting mainly involved import and export enterprises in several industries, including mechanical and electrical equipment, building materials, tires and auto parts, food and agricultural products, textiles and clothing, and daily consumer goods. A total of over 300 import and export enterprises from our province were organized and invited. More than 90 foreign businessmen from countries (regions) along the China-Europe Railway Express, including Russia, Belarus, Hungary, and Germany, participated. More than 400 negotiation sessions were held. In the face of the current epidemic and complex international situation, the China-Europe Railway Express (Qilu Line) gave full play to its platform advantages, making every effort to ensure the stable operation of the railway express, solving the problems of logistics and transportation during the epidemic, and ensuring the two-way cross-border flow of goods for enterprises.

This event received positive feedback and recognition from participating companies. Many companies found successful matches and had good conversations. Among them, Jianqiao Metal Technology, Guanghui New Materials, and Liqun Alloy Materials had good talks with a buyer from Bosnia. The foreign buyer showed interest in steel, marine metals, and hardware. Xianhe Automotive Steering Gear, Laizhou Jinsheng Auto Electric Appliances, and Dongying Zhengyue Auto Parts had enthusiastic discussions with a buyer from Belarus who wanted to purchase van and truck auto parts. Several food companies, including Weifang Yueyang Import and Export, Qingdao Hongruite Food, and Shandong Baijia Food, had good talks with two food factories from Russia. The foreign party wanted to purchase food additives, freeze-dried fruits and vegetables, and dehydrated garlic and onions. Dawu Machinery, Sishui Haiyun Grain Machinery, and Ouxing Machinery Manufacturing had very good talks with a company from Russia that intended to purchase agricultural machinery. Xingguang Textile, Leqi Home Furnishings, and Xuxiang Textile successfully matched with a foreign buyer from Russia who purchases home furnishing products,                        and had very good talks.