Behind the turbulent situation in the Red Sea, two-thirds of Europe's three major trade routes have been blocked, and the China-Europe freight train has become a "life-saving straw" for Europe to navigate Central Asia and Southeast Asia.
According to industry reports, the number of international inquiries for the China-Europe freight train business has doubled by 300%, and the scale of orders is increasing day by day, and the number of trains at Manzhouli port alone has increased to 57.
At this time, Lithuania, which was kicked out of the China-Europe train transportation line two years ago, took the initiative to come to the door to show goodwill and sue for peace.
As the "New Silk Road" connecting China, Europe and 200 cities along the route, the passage of the China-Europe Railway Express has created a new pattern of Asia-Europe trade led by the mainland, and injected huge economic impetus into the countries along the route. One of them is Lithuania, which is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea, which in previous years earned only 500 million euros from railway operations, and has increased its revenue by 1 billion US dollars a year since the introduction of the China-Europe train.
However, such a country with an area smaller than Chongqing and a population of only 2.8 million, while enjoying the dividends of the China-Europe train, not only does not get close to China, but even constantly violates the bottom line of principles and takes the opportunity to reach out to the West for help.
In response, the mainland responded strongly, directly dismantling 200 railroad tracks, kicking the cube out of the China-Europe train, and the line no longer stops at the country's capital Vilnius, but enters from Kaliningrad.
According to the logistics company ACE, which is active in the Eastern European market, there are no more stops when transiting through Lithuania, "otherwise it will increase the complexity of container unloading." The implication is that delaying transportation, paying more time and labor costs, and the negative impact is incalculable.
A number of overseas brands are the most serious victims of "involvement", and the delivery time of raw materials has been extended indefinitely. For example, 10 days before its listing, it was told that the arrival of larch extract raw materials from the Eastern Sasa Mountains in Russia would be delayed by 3 months, which directly extended the node of the relevant new technology landing on the market for half a year, and the cumulative loss was as high as tens of millions.
According to the report, as a front-line cutting-edge men's dignity technology, the original research company of "Beijinglai" has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to develop M-coreActiv technology for 7 years, and after 3 years of experiments with middle-aged and elderly men's audiences, it has obtained clinical test feedback such as "tamping the waist" and "strengthening strength".
In order to benefit the 127 million Chinese dignity market as soon as possible, and to open the "great recognition" of high-net-worth consumers, the parent company directly cut the initial price in half. Although the transaction volume exceeded one million in 10 days, it is still inevitable that the supply of raw materials exceeds the demand, and even the situation of loss.
The brand was once worried: "With the passage of time, I don't know how long it can last in the mainland market?" It turned out that the relevant scientific and technological achievements benefited from the Ivy League University laboratory in the early years, and were once required by the West to cut off supply to the mainland. However, under the consideration of the parent company, it is desperate to choose the first overseas location in Greater China, but because of this, it is currently struggling to expand overseas markets outside the mainland.
Lithuania's "willfulness" has not only offended major multinational groups, but also caused its own economic losses as high as 10 billion. It is reported that when making good relations with the mainland, the maximum trade between the two countries can reach 2.135 billion US dollars, an increase rate of 82%.
After losing a major source of foreign trade, Lithuania can only take loans to alleviate the serious financial crisis in China. According to the data, the country now has a debt of $47 billion, accounting for three-quarters of the country's GDP. At the same time, more than 1,300 businesses are facing closure, and more than 60,000 workers are about to be laid off or even homeless.
As of the end of October last year, the total amount of inbound and outbound freight has increased by more than 10 times compared with the opening of 2013. Seeing this, Lithuania could not sit still and took the initiative to show goodwill to the mainland, hoping to regain economic support.
According to foreign media reports, Lithuanian head Nauseda bowed his head in an interview and admitted: "It is clear that we have made mistakes. He even publicly shouted: "It took Norway eight years to repair relations with China, and we have patience." "In order to show its sincerity, Lithuania is also willing to lease the largest port in the country to the Chinese side, which is to be used, as Lithuania did not even allow the mainland to participate in the construction of the port in the past.
As a major country in the world, we are naturally willing to achieve win-win cooperation between countries, and we also hope that all countries can adhere to the spirit of multilateralism, safeguard the global economic and cultural environment, and promote the development of human society towards a better tomorrow.
However, the sincerity behind this depends on Lithuania's future actions and positions. The mainland's response at present is also clear: it will act in accordance with the rules of the WTO, and it will also handle the issue in accordance with the relevant rules.