A large batch of goods, including dump trucks, is assembled at the Yantai Port in East China's Shandong Province for export to Africa on July 7, 2025. In the first half of 2025, the port's China-Africa liner service transported 2.858 million tons of equipment and materials to over 20 African countries and regions, up 80.7 percent year-on-year, marking a record high and strengthening China-Africa economic and trade ties. Photo: VCG