The Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport -- a pivotal airport in central China's Henan Province -- saw its cargo throughput surge to 800,000 tons in 2024, a record high since the airport was opened in 1997 following reconstruction on the basis of the Zhengzhou Dongjiao Airport.
Leveraging the Zhengzhou-Luxembourg "Air Silk Road" project, Zhengzhou is actively building itself into an international aviation hub. Currently, the Xinzheng International Airport has made great improvements in network coverage, service guarantee, and transfer efficiency.
Presently, 29 cargo airlines are operated in Zhengzhou, running a total of 57 cargo routes. Those air routes have formed a hub network across the three major economies of Europe, America and Asia, covering major economies in the world. As of Dec 20, the cargo volume of Luxembourg cargo flights handled in Zhengzhou this year reached 136,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 38.8 percent.
"We will keep enhancing our hard power of cargo guarantee and our soft power of operation service, and will continue to strengthen cooperation with freight forwarders, cross-border e-commerce platforms and other enterprises. We will also improve the efficiency of cargo collection and distribution through air-to-air transfer and combined transport of air and high-speed railway," said Zhang Mingchao, Party secretary of Zhongyu Aviation Group, an airline in Zhengzhou.
Pivotal airport in central China sees cargo throughput surge to record high
A Chinese defense spokesman urged vigilance against Japan's recent military and security policy shifts.
Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesman for China's Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks on Thursday at a regular press briefing.
According to media reports, the Japanese government has officially revised the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology and its implementation guidelines, which in principle green-lighted Japan's export of lethal weapons. In addition, it has resumed military ranks used by the Imperial Japanese Army such as Taisa, and passed a bill to set up a National Intelligence Bureau.
"Japan has recently taken dangerous, adventuristic and provocative actions in the military and security fields. Such moves have already turned against its self-proclaimed identity as a peace-loving country and its 'exclusively defense-oriented' principle," said the spokesman.
"Moreover, Japan is trying to resume the military rank system used by the Imperial Japanese Army, and the intelligence apparatus it plans to form is reminiscent of the notorious Tokko. These actions seriously hurt the national feelings of the people in Asian countries," he said.
"Japan is making reckless and unchecked strides on the path of remilitarization. Will it once again bring disasters to East Asia?" Zhang asked.
"All peace-loving people should stay on high alert, resolutely stop Japan's retrogressive moves, and never allow it to undermine peace and bring calamities to the world," added the spokesman.
Defense spokesman urges vigilance against Japan's recent military, security policy shifts
