At a July NDRC press briefing the agency said Belt and Road cooperation advanced in 1H. Goods trade with Belt and Road partner countries reached 12.97 trillion yuan in 1H, up 14.8% YoY and accounting for 50.9% of China’s foreign trade. Investment cooperation is increasingly shifting into high‑tech and green/low‑carbon sectors. Connectivity updates: the Hungary segment of the Hungary–Serbia railway opened for freight and the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway began full-line construction. China–

At a July NDRC press briefing the agency said Belt and Road cooperation advanced in 1H. Goods trade with Belt and Road partner countries reached 12.97 trillion yuan in 1H, up 14.8% YoY and accounting for 50.9% of China’s foreign trade. Investment cooperation is increasingly shifting into high‑tech and green/low‑carbon sectors. Connectivity updates: the Hungary segment of the Hungary–Serbia railway opened for freight and the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway began full-line construction. China–Europe freight trains ran 11,186 trips in 1H, up 20.2% YoY.