China building land-based Suez Canal for exports to Europe

China is quietly building alternative routes to help it export goods to Europe, without passing through the South China Sea. The mountainous city of Chongqing in China has become a major hub for an overland trade route that some say could become the new Suez Canal. The route is served by rail and is expected to become Asia’s most important logistics hub. Every day, the city manages hundreds of shipments, connecting Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam and Singapore to Europe, including Germany and Poland, using high-speed freight trains. Delivery time over land is 10-20 days shorter than traditional sea routes, and considerably simplifies Customs issues. The launch of the ASEAN bullet train in 2023 cut the shipping time between Hanoi and Chongqing to just five days, resulting in goods reaching Europe in less than two weeks, as per a report.

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