Traffic demand remained high in China on Friday, the fourth day of National Day holiday.
China's railway sector is expected to handle 17.45 million passengers on Friday, and an additional 842 passenger trains have been arranged to meet the peak travel demand.
Most parts of China are seeing good weather Friday, and expressways continued to see dense traffic across the country, especially in northern Tianjin Municipality, capital city Hangzhou of eastern Zhejiang Province, capital Hefei of eastern Anhui Province, capital Jinan of eastern Shandong Province, and metropolis Guangzhou.
The proportion of traveling with private cars is high.
The average daily charging time of electric vehicles at expressway service areas has reached over 2.7 times that of normal days.
China's civil aviation sector transported more than 2.19 million passengers on Thursday, and the number is expected to reach 2.24 million on Friday.
Traffic demand remains high in China on fourth day of National Day holiday
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced Wednesday the launch of a major multi-domain military operation dubbed "Arctic Sentry", as Russia warned of countermeasures over the "militarization" of the Arctic territory Greenland.
The "Arctic Sentry" mission is aimed at strengthening NATO's presence across the Arctic and High North regions, according to the alliance's Allied Command Operations, headquartered in Mons, Belgium.
Colonel Martin O'Donnell, spokesperson for NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said earlier that the operation will feature regular naval exercises, intensified airspace monitoring with Allied fighter jets, and the temporary deployment of small army contingents to Denmark's autonomous territory of Greenland and other Arctic locations.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte revealed on Wednesday that tens of thousands of NATO military personnel are expected to participate in exercises conducted within the "Arctic Sentry" framework.
In Moscow, addressing the State Duma on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that Russia would respond with adequate countermeasures, including military ones, should Greenland be "militarized".
In a separate interview released online on the same day, Lavrov accused NATO of attempting to transform the Arctic into a theater of confrontation.
NATO has repeatedly engaged in provocations in the Arctic, but such actions will diminish quickly once their planners realize the serious consequences, said the Russian foreign minister.
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring Greenland, which he said is vital to American national security. Trump has also proposed deploying a "Golden Dome" missile defense system on the Arctic island, a plan that has alarmed Russian officials.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier that the Russian military would "closely monitor and analyze" Washington's intentions regarding Greenland.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov also said earlier this month that the recent tensions surrounding Greenland stem from the U.S. desire to maintain its hegemony, vowing that Russia would ensure its national security under any circumstances.
NATO launches "Arctic Sentry" mission amid Russian warnings over Greenland militarization
