GLOBALink | Eastern Chinese city sees rise in China-Europe freight train trips

STORY: Eastern Chinese city sees rise in China-Europe freight train trips DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe freight trains 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YONG, China-Europe freight train driver in Hefei 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LYV LINBAO, China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: The eastern Chinese city of Hefei is witnessing an increase in China-Europe freight trains, amid a steady economic recovery despite the pandemic. In the first five months of this year, Hefei handled 339 China-Europe freight trains, 175 more than the same period last year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YONG, China-Europe freight train driver in Hefei "The freight train services have maintained robust growth. The number of China-Europe freight trains in operation didn't drop, but has increased since late April. Our workload has increased too, but we also feel gratified, because it shows a strong economic recovery of our country." Local r