How delightful to have friends come from afar, China's greatest philosopher Confucius said 2,500 years ago. On Friday business leaders and officials from his hometown, Shandong province, brought greetings - as well as trade and investment opportunities - to cheer the Golden State.
Rizhao, a coastal city in Shandong province, could become a window to the West as a city linked by rail across the breadth of the Eurasian landmass, but its port is the engine powering its growth
One of China's leading ports will restructure its operations to become less reliant on iron ore imports that have slumped in recent months.
The Watang-Rizhao Railway connecting the inland coal-producing province of Shanxi with a port city in the neighbouring Shandong province, went into operation on Tuesday.
At the southern end of Shandong Peninsula along the Yellow Sea, Rizhao is poised to be the eastern terminus of the so-called Eurasian continental bridge connected to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Location, location, location. Rizhao, in the southeastern of Shandong province, has it in spades.
Located at the southeastern end of Shandong Peninsula, Rizhao Port has been designated as the eastern terminus of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge, connecting China to Rotterdam in the Netherlands and several points in between.
The Rizhao Economic and Technical Development Zone is taking advantage of its location by developing industries that maximize the benefits of the nearby Port of Rizhao.
Rizhao Port in the eastern province of Shandong aims to become the country's largest terminal for crude oil imports, and a key participant in the nation's energy security drive.
Rizhao is one of the first places in the country to see the golden hues of sunrise because of its geographical location in East China.
Rizhao, a port city in East China's Shandong province, is welcoming more than 300 government and business leaders from China and five Central Asian nations for a cooperation forum in the city on Tuesday.
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