Benefiting from the Belt and Road Initiative, Changchun New Area’s strong links to Asian and European countries have been boosted. Its trade with the above hub countries including (Picture 4 from left below) Russia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Japan, Germany and the Netherlands will be significantly strengthened. The train from Changchun to Germany takes only 14 days, covering 9,800 kilometers. The northern ocean route from Hunchun (Picture 3), a city close to Changchun, to Europe takes 27 days and southern route takes 36 days.