China's top economic planner said Tuesday that it will work to raise the quality, efficiency and security of the China Railway Express (CR Express), the rail service linking China with Europe and Belt and Road Initiative partner countries.

The China-Europe Railway Express (CRE) is playing an increasingly important role in stabilizing global industrial and supply chains in a complex geopolitical environment, a German executive at the port of Duisburg, Europe's largest inland port, has said.

The China-Europe Railway Express has injected vitality into Duisburg, a key transportation hub in the Ruhr region of Germany, and has opened up new development opportunities for the countries and cities along its route, a German professor has said.

As the wheels roll on, the enhanced connectivity provided by the China-Europe freight trains is shaping a future of shared prosperity.

The first "Jinbo" China-Europe freight train carrying exhibits for the 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE) arrived in Shanghai on Sunday.

The expanding China-Europe freight train service has facilitated trade, and opened up new development opportunities for countries and cities along the routes.