Across China: Foreign commodities a hit in southwest China

Citizens buy imported commodities at China Chongqing International Investment and Global Sourcing Fair in Chongqing, southwest China, May 19, 2016. Russian ice cream. Georgian wine. Italian leather. Kenyan decorations. Foreign commodities have become a hit in southwest China as the Belt and Road Initiative gains further steam. In Chongqing Municipality, a bonded trading center about 10 km from the city center has attracted countless individual and group customers hoping to buy the coveted but cheap foreign commodities transported to China by freight trains, water and air. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)