Xi’an, since ancient times, has been plagued by the sound of camel bells and a constant stream of Chinese and foreign envoys due to the Silk Road on land. Today, the joint construction of the “the Belt and Road” carries forward the past and ushers in the present. The witness of China’s exchange of needed goods and friendly exchanges with foreign countries has changed from a camel caravan to a “steel dragon”. The China Europe freight train (Xi’an) departing from Xi’an Land Port, loaded with goods, tirelessly travels day and night to Central Asia, West Asia, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe, with a total of 18 international trunk lines.
The 9th Silk Road International Expo and China East West Cooperation, Investment and Trade Fair opened in Xi’an on the 21st, bringing together guests from more than 40 countries and regions, including Nepal and Türkiye, to deepen connectivity and expand economic and trade cooperation.
This is a non coastal ‘port’, but it amplifies the industrial advantages of Shaanxi Province, which is deeply located in the northwest inland of China, in fields such as new energy vehicles, optoelectronics, and commercial aerospace. Private enterprises, which account for nearly half of the economic scale in Shaanxi Province, have shown great vitality under the drive of an open economy.
On May 21st, at the 9th Silk Road International Expo and China East West Cooperation and Investment and Trade Fair Silk Road Quality Exhibition, visitors and exhibitors exchanged ideas. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Yibo
Ordinary satellite photos can only see the size and color of surface objects, while our hyperspectral satellite photography equipment is like a CT machine in a hospital, which can ‘slice’ and analyze objects to identify ground materials, judge surface environments, and detect underground minerals. ”Qin Jing, Chairman of Xi’an Zhongkesi Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., said that the achievement of such high-quality and high-precision imaging is due to Xi’an’s technological accumulation in the fields of optics and aerospace.
In April of this year, COSCO Aerospace announced the establishment of a “Methane Emissions Satellite Remote Sensing Monitoring Laboratory” with France. Establishing a joint laboratory to jointly address international climate change not only helps us expand our market, but also promotes the internationalization of China’s aerospace standards, “Qin Jing said. The laboratory jointly explores the export market in China and its surrounding areas, and it is expected that the economic value generated by constellation construction and greenhouse gas monitoring services will exceed 300 million yuan.
In 2024, the number of China Europe freight trains (Xi’an) will reach 4985 natural trains, of which the proportion of local freight value in Shaanxi will exceed 40%; The added value of Shaanxi’s private economy was 1758.1 billion yuan, accounting for 49.5% of the gross domestic product, an increase of 0.7 percentage points from the previous year; The import and export volume of private enterprises in Shaanxi has accounted for nearly 40% of the province’s total trade volume.
In recent years, Shaanxi has successively introduced policies and measures such as the “Ten Measures to Vigorously Serve the High Quality Development of the Private Economy”, “Several Measures to Support the High Quality Development of the Private Economy”, and “Ten Measures to Promote the Healthy Development of Private Investment”, improving relevant policies and implementation mechanisms, innovating private economy service models, and encouraging more enterprises to “go global”.
As a highland of industrial innovation and opening-up in Shaanxi Province, Xixian New Area has added 81 privately-owned industrial enterprises above designated size to its inventory in the past year. Since 2018, Xixian New Area has signed 561 private enterprise investment projects with a total investment of 304.3 billion yuan, making important contributions to the development of Shaanxi’s private economy.
On May 21st, at the 9th Silk Road International Expo and China East West Cooperation and Investment and Trade Fair Low altitude Economic Exhibition, visitors learned about various types of aircraft. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Yibo
In February of this year, the first batch of technology enterprises in Xixian New Area held a launch conference for “technology going global”, and a high-tech enterprise producing green water retaining materials gained industry attention. It gained recognition in the UAE market in December 2024 and secured orders worth $300 million.
Lu Wei, the chairman of the company, introduced that the new materials produced by the company can not only ensure the growth demand of plants, but also improve soil desertification. At present, they have gained certain popularity and market share in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Türkiye and other Western Asian countries and regions. Thanks to its A-level climate friendly enterprise qualification, the company was approved a green loan of 540 million yuan a month ago.
This funding has injected us with vitality and strengthened our determination and confidence to continue ‘going global’, “said Lu Wei.
This is a microcosm of the strengthening and expansion of outward oriented enterprises in Shaanxi Province. Focusing on “expanding the total volume” and “improving quality”, Shaanxi’s private economy is flourishing with the support and encouragement of the industrial environment.
At the 2025 Qin Business Conference held in Xi’an, the organizer presented the results of opening up to the outside world: more than 360 Shaanxi chambers of commerce have been established so far, with service networks covering more than 40 countries and regions around the world; More than 50 liaison or representative offices have been established by Shaanxi Chamber of Commerce both domestically and internationally, providing assistance for global merchants to understand and invest in Shaanxi; More than 360 Shaanxi chambers of commerce have linked 3 million Shaanxi enterprises
Delegates from all over the world said that with the official implementation of the Law on the Promotion of Private Economy, private enterprises will participate more actively in the joint construction of the “the Belt and Road”, integrate into China’s high-quality development process, and steadily improve their overall strength, innovation ability and competitiveness.
Wei Yunzhang, Executive Chairman of the Qin Chamber of Commerce, told reporters at the meeting that the Qin Chamber of Commerce has been held multiple times and has become a “strong magnetic field” to help private enterprises in Shaanxi Province connect with global resources. Private enterprises not only need to shoulder the responsibility of innovation, but also need to leverage the platform of the Qin Business Conference to explore new paths for upgrading the industrial chain. He said that on the road of “going global”, China’s pace is firm.