In recent years, Lanzhou New Area in Gansu Province has actively responded to the call of the country to jointly build the Belt and Road Initiative and fully integrated into this grand blueprint. With its unique geographical location, Lanzhou New Area has become an important node connecting the East and the West. This location advantage not only brings unprecedented development opportunities to Lanzhou New Area, but also lays a solid foundation for it to promote the construction of a multimodal transport center and logistics hub for countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative. With unprecedented speed and determination, Lanzhou New Area is striving to become an important logistics hub in the western region, injecting strong impetus into the rapid development of the regional economy.

In order to better integrate into the Belt and Road Initiative, Lanzhou New Area is actively building a multi-dimensional and all-round open platform system. This system is centered on comprehensive bonded zones, international airports, railway ports and international Internet dedicated channels, aiming to create an efficient, convenient and safe international logistics channel. The establishment of comprehensive bonded zones provides more preferential policies and more convenient conditions for international trade; The opening of the international airport has made Lanzhou New Area more closely connected with the rest of the world; The establishment of the railway port has further enhanced the competitiveness of Lanzhou New Area in land transportation; The opening of the dedicated channel for the Internet has provided strong support for information exchange and the development of e-commerce. The synergy of these platforms will greatly promote the improvement of the level of opening up of Lanzhou New Area.

Lanzhou New Area welcomes development opportunities with an open attitude and bravely marches towards a broader world on the international stage. In this process, Lanzhou New Area not only pays attention to the construction and improvement of hardware facilities, but also pays more attention to the optimization and improvement of the soft environment. By strengthening exchanges and cooperation with the international community, Lanzhou New Area is gradually building a more open, inclusive and cooperative international image. At the same time, Lanzhou New Area also actively promotes industrial upgrading and structural adjustment, and strives to build competitive industrial clusters and characteristic industries. The implementation of these measures has not only brought more development opportunities and cooperation space for Lanzhou New Area, but also written a new chapter in the construction of a new highland for the opening up of the western region.Editor/Jiang Mingyue