By making full use of the Ningxia Inland Opening-up Economic Pilot Zone and the China-Arab States Expo, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region will actively implement detailed action plans and press ahead with the construction of land, online and aerial Silk Road, according to Ningxia Development and Reform Conference in February 8.

The Second China-Arab States Expo to be held this year is of great significance to Ningxia in opening wider to the outside world. In line with the “One Belt and One Road” strategy, it will be elaborately organized as a grand international event. Focusing on online trade, cloud computing, cloud services and big data, Ningxia shall initiate the construction of China-Arab States Online Silk Road, carry out strategic cooperation with Alibaba Group and JD Group and accelerate the cloud base construction.

Ningxia will also accelerate railway and highway construction, carry out the expansion projects of the Baotou-Lanzhou Railway, Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway and the Wuhai-Macheng Expressway and try to get more national support on the newly planned projects. The functions of Yinchuan’s airport will be further improved. More aviation enterprises will be fostered and more airlines will be opened up to make the Yinchuan Hedong International Airport a transportation hub facing towards the Arab States.