Silk Road Cross-Border New Corridor Trade Alliance Launched to Empower High-Quality Belt and Road Trade Development
To proactively serve and integrate into the new development paradigm and support Xinjiang in building a golden Eurasian trade corridor, the Launch Conference of the Silk Road Cross-Border New Corridor Trade Alliance was grandly held on December 4. Officials from the Commerce Bureau of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), the 12th Division of the XPCC, IBI, as well as representatives from customs, taxation authorities, financial institutions, and domestic and international enterprises, gathered to witness the establishment of the Alliance and jointly outline a new blueprint for cross-border trade cooperation.
At the opening of the conference, Wang Xuyang, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the XPCC Commerce Bureau; Jia Shanhe, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Deputy Commander of the 12th Division of the XPCC; and Liu Zhai, Director and Senior Vice President of IBI, delivered keynote speeches respectively. They spoke highly of the significance of the Alliance’s establishment, noting that it represents a concrete step toward advancing high-level opening-up. The Alliance is expected to effectively integrate cross-border trade resources and inject new momentum into trade cooperation along the Belt and Road.
Witnessed by all attendees, ten distinguished guests jointly launched the Alliance and completed the unveiling and authorization ceremony. They included Wang Xuyang, Jia Shanhe, Liu Zhai, Li Qing, General Manager of IBI Xinjiang Digital Economy Headquarters; Ren Xiuzhuang, Executive Deputy General Manager of Xinjiang Tianfu Economic & Trade International Co., Ltd.; Liu Yifeng, Deputy General Manager of Xinjiang Maikang Supply Chain Co., Ltd.; Jiang Ming, Deputy General Manager of Xinjiang Tianye Foreign Trade Co., Ltd.; An Xiaoliang, Deputy General Manager of Xinjiang Qianhai Import & Export Group Co., Ltd.; Si Bin, General Manager of Xinjiang Jiuding Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.; and Huang Yong, Party Branch Secretary and Chairman of Xinjiang Beixin Lianhai Trading Co., Ltd.
Guided by the principle of “connectivity and mutual benefit,” the Alliance will leverage the policy advantages of the Xinjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone and the digital capabilities of the Silk Road Cloud Chain (CNHUB) platform to optimize industrial collaboration ecosystems and support enterprises in expanding markets along the Belt and Road.
The signing session yielded fruitful outcomes. The Silk Road Cloud Chain platform reached cooperation agreements with 11 domestic and international enterprises, including E&Z International and Evasion Robotics, covering agricultural products, drone components, petroleum products, minerals, and other sectors. The total contract value reached tens of billions of RMB and hundreds of millions of US dollars, highlighting the Alliance’s core value in complementary resource-based trade.
During the International Trade Demand Session, Zhang Wei, Executive Secretary-General of the Silk Road Cross-Border New Corridor Trade Alliance, introduced the platform’s digital capabilities, including cross-border centralized procurement and overseas warehouse collaboration. Li Yong, an expert from Silk Road Cloud Chain, provided an interpretation of comprehensive bonded zone policies, offering practical guidance for enterprises to overcome trade challenges. Meanwhile, Liu Haisen, General Manager of Toodudu Kazakhstan, and other industry practitioners shared hands-on cross-border trade experience, offering valuable insights for participating companies. Representatives from multiple enterprises also presented their specific trade demands and operational practices.
In the afternoon, participating guests conducted on-site visits to IBI Xinjiang Digital Economy Headquarters and the Urumqi Comprehensive Bonded Zone, gaining first-hand insight into local industrial strengths and logistics and trade infrastructure.
The launch of the Alliance and the signing of a series of cooperation agreements not only vividly demonstrate the institutional innovation achievements of the Xinjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone, but also mark the entry of Silk Road cross-border trade into a new stage of mechanism-based, platform-driven, and ecosystem-oriented development. Going forward, the Alliance will continue to bring together diverse stakeholders, play a pivotal role in facilitating trade flows and optimizing cooperation ecosystems, and contribute to writing a new chapter of high-quality development for Belt and Road international cooperation.
