"In approximately a week, including a two-day journey by road from Qianjiang to Rizhao, Shandong province, and a four-day shipment from Rizhao Port to Tokyo Port, these shrimps will be the essential ingredients for Japan's local delicacies, such as sashimi and sushi," said Wang Lezhi, general manager of the company.

Chongqing, a municipality with a population of 32 million on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, boasts several geographic advantages. It serves as a strategic transportation hub in the national development program for China's western regions and the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle. It is also an intersection point for trade and projects involved in the Belt and Road Initiative and the Yangtze River Economic Belt.