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Facility Connectivity

Xinjiang forges ahead as gateway for opening up

September 26, 2025


Abstract : Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

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An airplane takes off at Urumqi Tianshan International Airport in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 15, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)

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Immigration officers inspect a batch of shoes to be transported to Kazakhstan at Bakti port in Tacheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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Trucks from Russia leave the Bakti port after inspection, in Tacheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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Trucks from Russia leaves the Bakti port after inspection, in Tacheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)

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Passengers wait to claim their luggage at Urumqi Tianshan International Airport in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 15, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)

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A truck enters the Multimodal Transportation Center of Urumqi in the Urumqi International Land Port Area, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 15, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)

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An immigration officer inspects an outbound bus for Kazakhstan at Bakti port in Tacheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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A plane flies past the Urumqi International Land Port Area, in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 15, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)

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An immigration officer handles entry formality for a passenger from Kazakhstan at Bakti port in Tacheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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Passengers are pictured at Urumqi Tianshan International Airport in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 15, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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Passengers board an airplane at the Taxkorgan Khunjerab airport in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)

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An immigration officer handles entry formality for a passenger from Kazakhstan at Bakti port in Tacheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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Tourists select commodities at a border trade center near Bakti port in Tacheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)

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This photo taken on May 2, 2025 shows a view of the Horgos Area of China (Xinjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Photo by Feng Haisen/Xinhua)

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Tourists leave the Bakti port for travel in Kazakhstan, in Tacheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)

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Passengers go through exit formalities at Bakti port in Tacheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)

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This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2025 shows a fully assembled China-Europe freight train waiting for departure at the standard-gauge yard of Horgos railway port in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

To build a golden channel across the Eurasian continent and a gateway for opening up, Xinjiang has accelerated the development of broader channels.

So far, Xinjiang has opened 19 ports, launched 119 bilateral international road transport routes, 10 multilateral international road freight routes, and 595 civil aviation routes. Xinjiang is forging toward the frontier of opening-up and witnessing new vitality in the new era. (Photo by Feng Haisen/Xinhua)

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