"It is not only the maritime gateway of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, but also the closest coastal port to the major railway land ports of China-Europe freight trains such as Ereenhot and Alataw Pass in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, which has obvious advantages in transportation distance and time."

In March, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkiye, causing loss of life and destruction. In order to deliver relief materials to the disaster areas as soon as possible, a green channel was opened by China Railway Beijing Group from Tianjin to Turkiye using the China-Europe freight train.