Li Xiaopeng attended the press conference of the “opening remarks of authoritative departments” of the National Development and Reform Office of the People’s Republic of China, and stressed that we should work hard to speed up the construction of a strong transportation country and strive to be the pioneer of China’s modernization.
On February 23, Li Xiaopeng, the Minister of the Ministry of Transport, attended the theme conference of the “opening remarks of authoritative departments” held by the Information Office of the State Council, introducing the relevant information of “striving to speed up the construction of a strong transportation country and strive to be the pioneer of China’s modernization”. Xu Chengguang, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport, attended the meeting as well.
Li Xiaopeng said that accelerating the construction of a strong transportation country is a major strategic decision and deployment made by the Party Central Committee with comrade Xi Jinping at its core based on the national conditions, focusing on the overall situation and the future. The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to build a strong transportation country, and the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to accelerate the construction of a strong transportation country. The CPC Central Committee and the State Council have successively issued theOutline of the Construction of a strong transport countryand theOutline of the National Comprehensive Three-dimensional Transport Network Planning,further improving the top-level design. The Ministry of Transport has conscientiously implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and has made continuous progress in all work, achieving a sound start.
First, the infrastructure network has been continuously improved. Li Xiaopeng introduced that in the five years since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the transportation system has completed more than 17 trillion yuan of fixed assets investment, built the world’s largest high-speed railway network, the world’s largest highway network and world-class port group. By the end of 2022, the total mileage of the national comprehensive transportation network will exceed 6 million kilometers; In terms of rural roads, all qualified towns and villages have hardened roads and buses; In terms of postal services, “offices are set up in every township and postal services are available in every village”.
Second, the level of transportation services has been continuously improved. In the past five years, the quality of travel service has been continuously improved, the logistics has been continuously strengthened, the new forms of transportation have developed rapidly, and the main indicators of passenger and freight turnover and postal express business volume in various ways have ranked among the top in the world. In 2022, the national commercial passenger volume will reach 5.59 billion person-times, the national commercial freight volume will reach 50.6 billion tons, the port throughput will reach 15.68 billion tons, the container throughput will exceed 300 million TEUs, and the express business volume will exceed 110 billion pieces a year.
Third, the high-quality development has been advanced. The transportation planning system has been continuously improved, and China has issued the “14th Five-Year Plan” comprehensive transportation plan and the medium and long-term highway network plan; The innovation in transportation science and technology has been significantly enhanced, the green and low-carbon transformation has been further promoted, and the construction of talent team has been strengthened; Continue to deepen reform, improve laws and regulations, and optimize the business environment.
Fourth, the foreign cooperation has been strengthened. A large number of cooperation projects, such as the China-Laos Railway and the China-Russia Heihe River Bridge, have been completed and put into operation, and the China EU trains reach more than 200 cities in 25 European countries; More than 300 international road passenger and freight transport routes have been opened, and maritime transport services cover all coastal countries along the “the Belt and Road”; The international scheduled flights operated by domestic airlines are open to 153 cities in 62 countries; Postal express service can reach more than 220 countries and regions around the world.
Li Xiaopeng stressed that the transportation system should be guided by the Xi Jinping thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, conscientiously implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and a series of important instructions and instructions on transportation made by General Secretary Xi Jinpin, strive to speed up the construction of a strong transportation country, strive to be the pioneer of China’s modernization, and make new and greater contributions to serving and ensuring the construction of a great modern socialist country.
Next, the Ministry of Transport will develop and implement theFive-Year Action Plan for Building China into a Strong Transport Country (2023-2027), focusing on ten aspects, including strengthening modern infrastructure construction, improving the quality of transport services, and providing good services for rural revitalization and coordinated regional development.
At the press conference, Li Xiaopeng and Xu Chengguang also answered reporters’ the questions about the Spring Festival travel rush, logistics to ensure smooth flow, and transportation to promote investment and steady growth.
Reprinted from: China Transportation News Network