全国人大代表、临沂市委书记张宝亮接受《中国日报》（英文版）采访：Linyi harnesses BRI to transform profile

3月11日，《中国日报》经济版头版（英文版）刊发了对全国人大代表、临沂市委书记张宝亮的采访报道。围绕加速临沂商城国际化，张宝亮代表阐述了临沂思路和举措。

Linyi harnesses BRI to transform profile

Zhang Baoliang

In a strategic move to boost the international presence of its commercial sector, Linyi in Shandong province is harnessing the Belt and Road Initiative to transform itself from a national distribution and logistics hub into a key player on the international stage.

"In 2025, we organized 1,667 enterprises to explore overseas markets in partner countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative and welcome 49,000 international buyers," Zhang Baoliang, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress and Party secretary of Linyi, said.

Last year, 506 China-Europe freight trains arrived at or departed from the city, further strengthening Linyi's connectivity with overseas markets.

Linyi has also focused on developing overseas warehouses and promoting cross-border e-commerce, establishing a marketing network that now covers 30 countries.

These efforts are reinforced by events such as the RCEP (Shandong) import expo, which have helped create strong links between Linyi's supply chains and global procurement networks.

Zhang said that 104 such events were held in 2025, generating an intended transaction volume of 24.85 billion yuan ($3.6 billion).

"Digitalization plays an important role in driving the global reach of our city," said Zhang.

Linyi has developed a comprehensive big data platform for its commerce and logistics industry, enabling full-process online operations encompassing product display, warehousing, transactions and distribution.

This digital infrastructure has significantly improved operational efficiency, which slashes matching time for vehicles, cargo and personnel from one day to just 86 minutes, achieving an 11 percent cost reduction.

Last year, Linyi was designated as Shandong's sole national pilot city for open logistics data interconnection.

Leveraging this, the city has developed nine high-quality datasets at the national and provincial levels, comprehensively covering all factors of the commercial logistics industry.

Looking ahead, Linyi is committed to positioning itself as a dual hub for international commodity distribution and logistics, aiming to transform itself from "China's big bazaar" into a "world-class supermarket", Zhang said.

临沂打造“一带一路”东方商都

作为提升临沂商城国际化的重要举措，山东省临沂市正积极融入“一带一路”建设，从国家级商品集散和物流枢纽，向具有全球影响力的国际商城迈进。

第十四届全国人大代表、临沂市委书记张宝亮介绍：“2025年，我们组织1667家企业赴共建‘一带一路’国家开拓国际市场，接待国际商客4.9万人次。”同年，临沂获批国家中欧班列节点城市，全年到发班列506列，进一步增强了与海外市场的联结。同时，临沂着力发展“海外仓+跨境电商+产业带”模式，形成覆盖30个国家的海外营销网络体系。

临沂依托RCEP区域（山东）进口商品博览会等活动，持续推动商城供应链与全球采购链精准对接。张宝亮介绍，2025年举办邀请外商进商城活动104场，意向成交额248.5亿元。

“数字化已成为加速商城国际化的新质引擎。”张宝亮表示。

临沂商贸物流大数据平台整合共享仓储、配送、物流等全链条业务数据，推动“车、货、人”高效精准匹配。这一“数字基座”显著提升了运营效率，实现配货时间从1天缩短到86分钟，成本节约11%。

2025年，临沂获批山东省唯一国家物流数据开放互联试点，打造了涵盖商贸物流产业全要素等9个国家、省级高质量数据集。

张宝亮表示，新的一年，临沂将锚定新坐标新定位，以商城国际化数字化打造国际商品集散中心、国际物流枢纽中心“双中心”，推动“中国大集”向“世界超市”蝶变。

编辑：刘晓晨