Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 19 (Reporter Shao Yibo) Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press conference on the 19th that in recent years, the transportation time of China-Vietnam trains has been significantly shortened, customs clearance efficiency has been continuously improved, and it has become an express train to promote economic and trade exchanges. road.

At the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: In recent years, the interconnection between China and Vietnam has become increasingly close. In the first seven months of this year, the China-Vietnam fast customs clearance train has refreshed its single-month shipment volume three times in the first seven months of this year, reaching a historic 1,922 TEUs. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Su Lin will visit China on the 18th. Will the two sides discuss further strengthening connectivity cooperation?

Mao Ning said that the China-Vietnam train was launched for the first time in November 2017, opening up a new channel for China-Vietnam logistics transportation. In recent years, the transportation time of China-Vietnam trains has been significantly shortened, customs clearance efficiency has been continuously improved, hub functions have been continuously optimized, and the types of inbound and outbound goods have increased significantly, making it a fast lane to promote economic and trade exchanges.

Mao Ning said that China and Vietnam are socialist neighbors connected by mountains and rivers. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Su Lin is on a state visit to China. Leaders of the two parties and two countries exchanged in-depth views on cooperation in various fields. “We believe that this visit will further promote connectivity cooperation between the two countries, promote the deepening and solidification of the construction of a community with a shared future between China and Vietnam, and better benefit the two peoples.”