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Fostering advanced manufacturing in Shanxi leads to province selling cutting-edge power equipment to Laos, delivered via new railway line
A cargo train loaded with 50 sets of advanced power generators produced in Shanxi province left the city of Houma for the Southeast Asian country of Laos on March 15.
The train, traveling through Xi'an in Shaanxi province and the Mohan Land Port in Yunnan province, arrived in Vientiane, capital of Laos, via the newly built China-Laos Railway.
It was the first time that Shanxi-made advanced equipment had been delivered to Southeast Asia via the railway, a milestone in the province's opening-up.
Shanxi, which has positioned itself as a new hub for opening-up in inland China, has developed the China-Europe freight train service since 2017. The Zhongding Logistics Park in the city of Jinzhong is the starting point of this major trade route.
A bonded land port logistics park became operational recently in Houma. It is designed as a hub for foreign trade business with Southeast Asia.
Lu Yong, general manager of the Taiyuan Bureau of China Railway Group, the operator of the freight train service, said his company will move more cargo to Southeast Asian countries including Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam on the new railway line in the near future.
By shipping locally made advanced equipment overseas, local officials said the freight train service showcases Shanxi's achievements in industrial transformation.
Shanxi has transformed its industrial sector in recent years with an initiative that fosters emerging sectors like advanced manufacturing and upgrades traditional sectors like coal mining.
The group's Tashan Coal Mine is among the pioneering smart coal mines in Shanxi, using digital and 5G-connected technologies.
The coal mine is constantly upgrading its equipment and technologies to digitalize its operations, according to its executive Li Hua.
These upgrades include the use of robots for coal mine shaft patrols and inspection, fully automated coal cutting and conveyance, and 5G-connected monitoring, according to Li.
Niu Fulong, an executive of Jinneng Holding, said the group will have another six coal mines "going smart" this year.
SOURCE | CHINA DAILY
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