China is willing to work with the European Union (EU) to strengthen dialogue and exchange, handle economic and trade differences in the proper manner, expand mutual openness, and promote the healthy, stable development of China-EU economic and trade relations, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said on Thursday.
He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during a meeting in Beijing with European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic.
Noting that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the EU, He said that China stands ready to work with the EU to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two sides, resist unilateralism and protectionism, and safeguard the multilateral trading system.
Sefcovic noted that China is an important partner of the EU, expressed willingness to take the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties as an opportunity to deepen China-EU economic and trade cooperation, and agreed that differences should be resolved through dialogue and consultation.
China, EU agree to deepen economic, trade cooperation
China, EU agree to deepen economic, trade cooperation
China, EU agree to deepen economic, trade cooperation
A total of 297.665 million inter-regional passenger trips nationwide were recorded on Saturday, the second day of the five-day May Day holiday this year, transport authorities said on Sunday.
The figure represents a 1.7 percent increase from the same day last year and a 11.8 percent decline from Friday, the first day of the break.
Railway passenger trips rose 1.2 percent from a year ago to 19.781 million, 20.4 percent down the previous day and up 1.2 percent year on year.
A total of 273.86 million road trips were reported on the day, an increase of 1.8 percent year on year, and 11.2 percent less from the previous day.
Among them, commercial passenger trips reached 39.40 million, an increase of 14.9 percent year on year, while non-commercial passenger trips reached 234.46 million, roughly the same as the previous year.
The waterways handled 2.096 million trips, marking a 1.3 percent decline year on year.
The civil aviation passenger trips stood at 1.928 million, down 11 percent from the previous year.
China's postal sector collected 474 million parcels, up 6.3 percent from the previous day, and delivered 493 million parcels, down 4.6 percent from the previous day.
The May Day holiday, running from May 1 to 5, is typically one of the busiest travel periods of the year. During this time, millions of Chinese passengers hit the road to visit family or go traveling.
Holiday Day 2 sees 297.665 mln passenger trips
