Gansu aims to build stronger intl corridors

Growth momentum, customs reforms driving province's market ambitions

Gansu province will step up its role as a key corridor linking China with Central Asia, Europe and beyond as it deepens integration into the Belt and Road Initiative and the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, Governor Ren Zhenhe said on Wednesday.

Speaking at a briefing on Gansu's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), Ren said the inland province will leverage its geographic position to build a more connected, multidirectional opening-up framework, improving links across land and sea routes.

In the first quarter of 2026, Gansu's economic performance showed strong momentum, with GDP growing 5.9 percent, ranking fourth nationwide and extending a run of above-national-average growth to 17 consecutive quarters, Ren said, adding that it marked a strong start to the 15th Five-Year Plan.