Chongqing Guoyuan Port, China's largest inland hub, is to be completed in 2015,becoming the largest container hub, cargo distribution center, vehicle distribution center, production materials trading center and comprehensive facility service center to connect the Maritime Silk Road and economic belts of the Silk Road and Yangtze River together.
John Edwards, the UK trade commissioner for China, praised Chongqing over its rise as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.