China leads the world for high-speed rail and expressways, in terms of mileage¹.

 

中国的高铁高速里程世界领先。

 

At the same time, China has also cut its logistics costs by nearly 90 billion yuan, which has provided significant financial relief for businesses in the country.

 

Minister of Transportation Li Xiaopeng has given an update on the expansion of the country's rail and road networks.

 

"By the end of 2017, the total mileage of China's operational railway reached 127,000 kilometers, among which the mileage of high-speed railway was 25,000 kilometers, ranking No. 1 in the world. The total mileage of roads in service was 4.77 million kilometers, among which the mileage of expressway was 136,000 kilometers, also ranking No. 1 in the world."

 

The minister said transportation services have also been raised to a higher level.

 

"As to the transportation services, more than 18.5 billion passenger trips were handled last year, and over 47 billion tons of goods were delivered. Speaking of postal² services, over 40 billion packages were delivered last year, or a daily average of over 100 million. This means that the level of our transportation services has been rising. The same is also true in the fields of transportation technologies and management."

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