Bilateral trade between China and Russia reached USD 214.306 billion in January–September 2026, an increase of 30.6% compared with the same period last year, according to figures released by China’s General Administration of Customs on October 14 and reported by Sputnik.

Iran’s Aprin Dry Port officially opened in May 2025, with a block train from Xi’an, China, arriving and unloading at the terminal. The combination of inland terminal infrastructure and rail services provides a new reference point for traders assessing inland distribution, import clearance and onward delivery between China and Iran.

According to the latest statistics, from January to September 2026, a total of 16,690 China-Europe freight trains were operated at China's six major border ports, up 15.2% year on year, and 1,671,617 TEUs of cargo were transported, up 11.6% year on year. Among them, the Alashankou port operated 5,523 China-Europe freight trains and transported 580,675 TEUs of cargo, ranking first in both the number of trains operated and the volume of cargo transported. The Manzhouli port operated 4,658 China-Europe freight trains and transported a total of 452,358 TEUs of cargo, ranking second in both the number of trains operated and the volume of cargo transported.

A railway modernisation project built by a Chinese contractor opened in full in Georgia in December 2025. Earlier that year, Wuhan launched a Trans-Caspian service to Poti and Tbilisi, bringing further progress in both infrastructure and transport services supporting China–Georgia trade.

A new Jinhua–Baku Trans-Caspian route launched in June 2025 links rail transport with a sea crossing from Turkmenbashi. It adds a routing option for China–Azerbaijan trade, with coordination between rail services, ports and vessel schedules central to cross-border delivery planning.

Construction began on three key tunnels along the Kyrgyz section of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway on 29 April 2025, marking the start of substantive main-line construction. The railway linking Kashgar and Andijan is a major project for overland connectivity between China and Uzbekistan.

The China–Xi’an Kazakhstan logistics terminal began operations in Almaty on 10 June 2025, linking with the Xi’an terminal opened in 2024. The connected hubs provide additional infrastructure for cargo consolidation, distribution and regional delivery between China and Kazakhstan.

In August 2024, China and Belarus signed a services trade and investment agreement and outlined closer cooperation on China–Europe freight trains, road transport and aviation in a joint communiqué. The agreement subsequently entered into force in January 2026, marking an important milestone in bilateral trade and logistics cooperation.

Bilateral trade between China and Russia reached US$244.8 billion in 2024, setting a record at the time. In the same year, the Manzhouli railway border crossing handled 4,409 China–Europe freight trains. Together, the trade and corridor figures illustrate the scale of cross-border supply chain activity.