Inspired by tour, Tianjin visitors show confidence in enhanced regional ties

More than 100 officials, scholars and entrepreneurs hailing from Shanghai Cooperation Organization member countries expressed strong confidence in enhanced regional cooperation while touring Tianjin on Monday.

"I am greatly impressed by the favorable conditions created here for conducting business," said Sherzod Fayziev, deputy director of Uzbekistan's International Institute for Central Asia, as he visited Tianjin Port. "We sincerely hope this port can play a crucial role in connecting China with East and Central Asian countries."

The port, a major hub for projects related to the Belt and Road Initiative, connects over 180 countries and regions via maritime routes and facilitates inland trade through the China-Europe Railway Express.