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EconomyInFocus | China's landmark trade corridor accelerates intelligent transformation of equipment manufacturing

April 23, 2025


Abstract : In recent years, along with the development of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, equipment manufacturing companies in China's western regions have sped up digital and intelligent transformation, as a way to boost high-quality development of companies themselves as well as assist the building of the corridor with better mechanical equipment.

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Loaders for export to Vietnam go through the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

CHONGQING/NANNING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. In recent years, along with the development of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, equipment manufacturing companies in China's western regions have sped up digital and intelligent transformation, as a way to boost high-quality development of companies themselves as well as assist the building of the corridor with better mechanical equipment.

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Staff members conduct noise test at an equipment manufacturing company in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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Staff members work on a production line at an equipment manufacturing company in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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A staff member works on an assembly line of excavators for export to Laos and Myanmar at an equipment manufacturing company in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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A staff member conducts performance test on an excavator at an equipment manufacturing company in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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A staff member conducts test on a loader at an equipment manufacturing company in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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A staff member works on a production line of loaders at an equipment manufacturing company in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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An aerial drone photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows excavators produced by an equipment manufacturing company in Liuzhou working at the construction site of Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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A staff member operates a loader through remote control at an equipment manufacturing company in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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Staff members work on the design of equipment at an equipment manufacturing company in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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A staff member conducts performance test on an unmanned loader at an equipment manufacturing company in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

According to statistics, as of early March, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor's cargo services connect 158 locations across 73 domestic cities and reach 556 ports in 127 countries and regions.

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This photo taken on July 6, 2022 shows mechanical equipment produced at an equipment manufacturing company in Liuzhou for export via sea transportation at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows loaders for export to Vietnam in Guangxi Pingxiang Integrated Free Trade Zone in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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This photo taken on April 21, 2025 shows excavators after performance test for export to Laos and Myanmar at an equipment manufacturing company in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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Staff members work on an assembly line of excavators for export to Laos and Myanmar at an equipment manufacturing company in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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A staff member verifies the information of machine parts for export to Qatar at a logistics center in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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A truck loaded with mechanical equipment prepares to leave for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region at a logistics center in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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Customs officers inspect loaders for export to Vietnam at the port of the Friendship Pass in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows trucks loaded with equipment for export to Vietnam in Guangxi Pingxiang Integrated Free Trade Zone in Pingxiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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