This year, Zhejiang will organize 24 exhibitions in foreign countries, with Europe being a focal point.

In the middle of March, a business delegation made up of Zhejiang government officials and enterprise representatives attended a matchmaking event in Nordrhein-Westfalen, a state in western Germany, and had in-depth talks with their German counterparts on how to expand commercial exchanges and cooperation.

Staff members of Yiwu customs inspect containers carrying small items from Yiwu, Zhejiang province to be delivered to Madrid, Spain. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

The Yiwu-Xinjiang-Europe cargo lines, an indispensable part of Zhejiang-Europe trade, have seen more than 300 trains travelling between the two regions every year. So far, there are nine lines connecting Zhejiang to countries such as Spain, the UK and the Czech Republic.