On April 1, 2026, the 2026 “Meet in the Spring to View Cherry Blossoms” economic and trade negotiation series with the theme of “Chu products go overseas and connect the world” – Hubei overseas cross-border e-commerce industry docking event was grandly held at Wuhan East Lake International Conference Center.
The event was hosted by the Hubei Provincial Department of Commerce, co-organized by Huangshi City, Ezhou City, Wuhan East Lake High-tech Zone, and organized by the Hubei Provincial Chamber of International Commerce Cross-Border E-Commerce Committee. It attracted the participation of more than 300 business representatives from platforms such as Amazon, eBay, Walmart, and Dunhuang.com, as well as the United States, Britain, and Russia, and more than ten countries and regions, successfully building an important platform for industry docking.
Hu Dong, deputy director of the Hubei Provincial Department of Commerce, pointed out at the event that Hubei has significant advantages in location, industry, talent, etc., and cross-border e-commerce is moving from “quick start-up” to a new stage of “improving quality and efficiency”.
At present, the five comprehensive pilot zones and 27 provincial industrial parks are working together, and “Hubei Intelligent Manufacturing” is accelerating its overseas expansion with the help of Ezhou Huahu Airport and China-Europe freight trains.
In the future, Hubei will help companies expand the global market with better policies, a stronger logistics system, and a more complete industrial ecology.
At the event site, Huangshi, Ezhou, and Wuhan East Lake High-tech Zones successively gave wonderful promotions, comprehensively demonstrating the industrial foundation, supporting policies and development opportunities of local cross-border e-commerce.
During the keynote speech session, platform executives from eBay, Amazon, Wal-Mart and other companies, as well as companies such as Carbon Block, Shadow Knife and Dunhuang.com, shared valuable practical experience on important topics such as market expansion, digital payment, smart management, green and low carbon.
Zhu Degao, head of the coordination team of China (Ezhou) Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park, said that since its opening on April 30, 2025, the industrial park has relied on the unique advantages of “air cargo + cross-border e-commerce” at Ezhou Huahu Airport and has successfully attracted more than 640 companies to settle down and 93 companies to settle in. The trade volume has exceeded US$460 million.
At the same time, a full-chain service system covering warehousing, customs clearance, and transportation has been formed, the international freight route network has been continuously expanded, and customs clearance efficiency has been significantly improved.
Ke Henglin, deputy director of the Huangshi Municipal Commerce Bureau, revealed that from 2021 to 2025, Huangshi’s total foreign trade import and export volume jumped sharply from 23.8 billion yuan to 77.28 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 26.5%, ranking second in Hubei for 9 consecutive years.
Huangshi is efficiently connected by air, rail, water and highway. It takes 15 minutes to reach Huahu Airport and 30 minutes to reach the golden waterway of the Yangtze River. It is making every effort to build an inland international logistics hub and a new highland for cross-border e-commerce.
Lu Lu, general manager of eBay Greater China Government Affairs, said that the platform has 134 million global active buyers and will help Hubei industrial clusters develop overseas markets through the “Top 100 Industrial Belt Plan” and increase its presence in Hubei.
Yan Luhui, founder of Carbon Block, pointed out that 165 countries around the world have proposed carbon neutrality goals, and carbon barriers have become a new threshold for trade. Its iCarbon Cloud AI products have served more than 1,500 companies, helping Chinese products enter the European and American markets with a green image.
Shadow Blade Vice President Zhao Fan said that the “AI + RPA” technology combination can help companies open up the entire link of product selection, operations, and customer service. It has served more than 30,000 companies around the world, and has achieved several times efficiency improvements in scenarios such as product shelves, advertising, and order processing. It will help Hubei companies build automation capabilities.
Li Li, director of the Dunhuang Research Institute, said that the platform covers 225 countries and regions and will rely on digital capabilities to help Hubei manufacturing companies connect with global buyers through the B2B model.
Amazon Global Store and Ant International Wanlihui also stated that they will deepen their investment in Hubei and provide support around the digitalization of industrial belts, brand building, cross-border payments, etc., to help “Chupin go overseas.”
During the event, the Optics Valley Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park was officially unveiled. The industrial park is constructed and operated by Wuhan Hi-Tech Group, with a total construction area of 158,000 square meters, equipped with bonded warehouses and customs supervision systems, and is committed to creating a first-class cross-border e-commerce industry ecosystem.
An exhibition area for Hubei local enterprises was also set up on site. Representative enterprises such as Wuhan Ningmei Internet, Chuanshenyu Network, and Ruler Technology participated in the exhibition, fully demonstrating high-quality products and innovative achievements.
This event established a pragmatic platform for Hubei’s advantageous industries and global cross-border e-commerce resources to accurately connect, explored a replicable and promoteable Hubei path for the development of cross-border e-commerce in inland areas, and injected new and powerful momentum into Hubei’s creation of a new highland for inland opening up.
