The volume of freight transport via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor cross-border highways registered robust growth in January 2023, with a significant increase in the number of trucks involved.
Rural logistics system to get policy boost
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A section of the Lanzhou-Haikou Expressway in Gansu province. (Photo provided to China Daily)
Growth of last-mile delivery services should be encouraged, premier says
China will improve the delivery logistics system in rural areas to further facilitate the flow of agricultural produce to urban households, and consumer goods to rural areas, as part of the effort to advance rural vitalization, increase farmers incomes and unlock rural consumer demand, the State Council s executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided on Wednesday. Expanding the logistics services, especially express delivery, to rural areas is an apparent trend. This will both boost rural consumption and sales of agricultural produce, Li said.
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Heavily loaded trucks leave the inland municipality of Chongqing in southwestern China, heading south down the G75, a main national expressway, to coastal ports in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, where their cargo will be loaded onto ships and sent around the world.