This study examines the driving forces behind the rise of new logistics networks linking China and Eurasia, especially the China-Europe Railway Express. As major transportation infrastructure, these logistics networks have profoundly changed the political-economic landscapes of the world island.

By investigating Chongqing, Chengdu, Wuhan, Zhengzhou and Yiwu, the five logistics center cities where the China-Europe Railway Express starts, this study demonstrates the roles played by the China Railway Corporation, local governments, state-owned enterprises and private companies in the operations. These case studies highlight the importance of innovations in bringing down the costs, and how these freight trains have sustained the trade between China and European countries. This book will be of great value to scholars of logistics, China's belt and road initiative, and globalization.

Explores the development of logistics networks on the Eurasian landmass Presents case studies of China's Belt and Road Initiative in action Studies the roles of local governments in building the global-local linkages and the expansion of the China-Europe trade

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Bai Gao is a professor at Duke University. His main research areas include economic sociology, comparative-historical sociology, international political economy, and comparative political economy.

Zhihong Zhen is a professor at Shanghai University. His main research areas include economic sociology, international political economy, population studies, and aging.

Inhalt
.- Chapter 1 Introduction: State Building and Market Building: An Economic and Sociological Analysis of China-Europe Railway Express. .- Chapter 2 China Railway and the China-Europe Railway Express: Practices and Prospects. .- Chapter 3 China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing): The Transition from Yuxin'ou to Yaxin'ou. .- Chapter 4 China-Europe Railway Express (Yiwu): Evolution of the Yiwu-Xinjiang-Europe Freight Train Operation Model. .- Chapter 5 China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu): Changes in the Operation Mechanism of the Rong'ou+ Freight Trains. .- Chapter 6 China Railway Express (Zhengzhou): Operational Mechanism in the Context of National Strategy. .- Chapter 7 China-Europe Railway Express (Wuhan): Mechanism Exploration for Normalized Operations. .- Chapter 8 Construction of The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor and Cooperation Situation with Local Governments along the Route. .- Chapter 9 Conclusion: Comparative Analysis of China-Europe Railway Express.