Chongqing is a strategic stronghold for the Western China Development Strategy and the juncture of the Belt and Road and the Yangtze River Economic Belt. As of now, Chongqing has achieved the goal of connecting rivers to the sea and reaching out to the world.
To the east, it connects the port city cluster along the Yangtze River Economic Zone all the way down the Yangtze River to the Pacific Ocean, covering the entire Asian-Pacific region; to the west, there is a direct China-Europe train departing from Tuanjie Village Station of Chongqing, connecting northwest China with central Asia and Europe; to the south, it directly links to the China-Singapore Connectivity Initiative"New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor", connecting with coastal cities in southern China, the ASEAN and South Asia; and to the north, Chongqing has the "YME" international railway that extends to Russia by Manzhouli; at the joint of "the Belt and Road Initiative" and the Yangtze River Economic Zone, Chongqing has become a comprehensive transportation hub of railway, air, water, and public transportation.