On July 30, a total of 31 reporters from national and local media set off on a journey to Europe by car, travelling 15000 km along the route of the Yuxin’ou International Railway (Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe International Railway), with the aim of promoting the railway line and also the countries along the route.
On June 16, Chongqing signed investment agreements worth 4 billion yuan with five companies from China, US and Singapore to develop four key shale gas projects.
The economic focus is shifting from China's east to west.