Ports witness the deepening and implementation of China's Central Asian economic and trade cooperation

Yan Tong, Production Manager of Sany (Tacheng) Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd., said that the equipment will be used in the Dostek wind power project in Kazakhstan, which includes 8 wind turbines with a single unit capacity of 6250 kilowatts and a total installed capacity of 50 megawatts. After implementation, it will inject strong momentum into the extension, supplementation, and strengthening of the Kazakhstan wind power clean energy industry chain.
As a border province open to the west in China, Xinjiang has 17 national first-class ports that are open year-round, with 11 ports facing Central Asia. Since the beginning of this year, multiple ports in Xinjiang have been carrying out targeted infrastructure improvement projects to further weave and strengthen the network of opening up to the outside world.
At the Baktu Port, the International Logistics Park Railway Special Line Project and the preliminary work of the Baktu to Ayaguz Railway in Kazakhstan are steadily advancing.
At the Alashankou Port, the construction of the second line project for the Jinghe to Alashankou section of the Lanxin Railway is progressing smoothly. After the project is completed and put into operation, the customs clearance capacity and efficiency from Alashankou to Central Asia, Europe and other directions will be greatly improved.
At the Irkeshtan Port, the "Z" shaped port road problem that hinders freight efficiency is expected to be resolved through bridge construction and road expansion.
32 year old Kyrgyz truck driver Etem Sala has been transporting goods on international freight routes for 8 years. Over the years, he has truly experienced the tremendous changes at the Irkestan Port.
The accommodation conditions at the port have improved, and there are more job opportunities, "said Artem Sala. Previously, he commuted between China and Kyrgyzstan once a month, but now, with the increasingly close economic and trade exchanges between the two countries, he commutes at least three times a month on this route.
Not only has the frequency of business operations increased and revenue increased, but Etem Sala's product range has gradually expanded from primarily department stores to mechanical and electrical products, cross-border e-commerce goods, and more.
In recent years, relying on its regional advantages, Xinjiang has accelerated the building of various open platform such as development and opening up pilot zones, border economic cooperation zones, and comprehensive bonded zones, and promoted the transformation of trade industry from a single "channel economy" to a "port economy" and an "industrial economy".
At present, 15 bonded processing enterprises have settled in the Alashankou Comprehensive Bonded Zone, with Alashankou Jinsha River Noodle Industry Co., Ltd. being one of them. This company uses imported wheat from Kazakhstan to produce "Hama Noodle" brand noodles, which are highly popular in the Chinese market. Enterprise head Yin Feihong told reporters that in March this year, the company signed a 50000 ton wheat import contract with a Kazakh enterprise, and the first batch of wheat has been transported by railway to the Alashankou Comprehensive Bonded Zone.
As of May 13, 2023, 18 trains of bulk grain railway dedicated lines have been opened in the Alashankou Comprehensive Bonded Zone, with a total of 56970 tons of imported grain from Central Asia.
This time returning from Xinjiang to Kyrgyzstan, Atem Sala was driving an International Road Transport (TIR) vehicle.
In May 2018, the international road transportation system was officially implemented in China, and the Irkeshtan Port became one of the first pilot ports in the country.
TIR vehicles only need to complete customs procedures at the place of origin and destination