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- ↑ "New land-sea freight route launched to connect China's Chongqing and Indonesia". Xinhua. April 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Land-sea freight route connects China's Chongqing, India". Xinhua. April 11, 2019.
- ↑ "New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor Completes the Logistics Circle in Western China". People's Daily. April 18, 2019.
