First container train links China to Middle East

( Xinhua/chinadaily.com.cn )

Updated: 2016-02-01

First container train links China to Middle East

The first regular container train linking China to the Middle East pulls out of the west railway station of Yiwu, East China's Zhejiang Province, Jan 28, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]

Catering to the Belt and Road Initiative, the train is expected to further promote China's cooperation with Middle Eastern countries.

Yiwu is a famous production base for small commodities and it has been keeping close foreign trade ties with countries in the Middle East.