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A new cargo train will connect Italy and China directly, and the first service departed from the northern Italian city of Mortara on Tuesday, bound for China's Chengdu. The 11,000-killometer, or 6,800 mile, route stretches across the territories of Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan before crossing all of Western China to arrive in Chengdu. The trip takes around 18 days, almost 20 days less than shipping the cargo by sea. The train consists of 17 coaches and 34 containers which can carry equipment, electronics, furniture, and cars.
Foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, pose during a family photo ahead of the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road forum in Beijing. IMAGES
Madrid, Dec 3 (EFE), (Camera: Victoria Moreno).- Transition to renewable energy in countries belonging to China’s Belt and Road initiative will have an estimated cost of over 1 trillion USD, according to data presented on Tuesday at the 2019 Climate Summit held in Madrid.In a bid to reinforce its leading position in renewable energy, China has presented its main action lines for energy transition within the 71 countries included in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).FOOTAGE OF THE CLIMATE SUMMIT IN MADRID ON TUESDAY.SOUNDBITES OF-Ni Yao, Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department All- China Environment Federation (ACEF) -Yang Fuqiang, Senior Adviser on Climate and Energy, China Programa of the Natural Resources Defense Council
Madrid, Dec 3 (EFE).- Transition to renewable energy in countries belonging to China’s Belt and Road initiative will have an estimated cost of over 1 trillion USD, according to data presented on Tuesday at the 2019 Climate Summit held in Madrid.In a bid to reinforce its leading position in renewable energy, China has presented its main action lines for energy transition within the 71 countries included in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).FOOTAGE OF THE CLIMATE SUMMIT IN MADRID ON TUESDAY.SOUNDBITES OF-Ni Yao, Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department All- China Environment Federation (ACEF) -Yang Fuqiang, Senior Adviser on Climate and Energy, China Programa of the Natural Resources Defense Council
Chinese President Xi Jingping opens the Belt and Road summit. Xi's pet project is a reboot of the ancient Silk Road to connect Asia to Europe and Africa through massive investments in maritime, road and rail projects. IMAGES
China's first direct freight train to the UK safely arrived at its destination in Barking, London on Wednesday, after embarking on a 7,500 mile journey through 14 countries from Yiwu, China. It was the first time that a freight train has completed this specific route. The train departed on New Year's Day and traveled through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium, France and finally along the Channel Tunnel, carrying 68 containers of cargo, including clothes, bags and other household items. Some 40 freight train routes linking Asia with 14 European cities have been established, constituting a trade route launched in 2013.
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