China's logistics cost drops due to optimized transport structure: minister

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China's logistics cost drops due to optimized transport structure: minister

2025-07-21 15:14 Last Updated At：19:27

China's logistics cost was reduced in the past year as the country continues to optimize the transport structure, Minister of Transport Liu Wei said at a press conference Monday in Beijing.

"In 2024, an average of about 180 million people traveled across regions in the country, 160 million tons of goods were transported, and 478 million express parcels were delivered every day," Liu told reporters.

The operational mileage of urban rail transit reached about 11,000 kilometers, ranking the first in the world. The total length of urban bus lines reached 1.75 million kilometers, marking an increase of 48.5 percent and 18.3 percent, respectively, compared with 2020, he said.

Liu said the cost of transportation decreased in 2024 despite the growth of transportation volume.

"We are deepening the adjustment of transport structure. The railway and waterway cargo turnovers increased by 17.5 percent and 33.6 percent, respectively, compared with 2020. The average annual growth rate of containers sent through rail-water transport channels reached 15 percent. In 2024, the total social logistics cost savings exceeded 400 billion yuan (about 55.7 U.S. dollars), of which transportation costs was reduced by about 280 billion yuan," Liu said.

GBA students celebrate 26th anniversary of Macao’s return to motherland with traditional calligraphy art

Students in Shangtou City, south China's Guangdong Province, and in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) have celebrated the 26th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland by writing Chinese characters in traditional calligraphy.

The young students at Haojiang Experimental School Affiliated to South China Normal University wrote the Chinese character "Gui," meaning "return," in various styles of script, including the dignified regular script and the smooth-running script.

"The city flower of Macao is the lotus, and that of Shantou is the impatiens cyathiflora. Today, the two flowers bloom in harmony. Our blessings for the motherland are the most beautiful blossoms," said Zeng Boxuan, a student from the school.

Macao, a vibrant and diverse city, returned to the motherland on Dec 20, 1999, and Saturday marks the 26th anniversary of this historic milestone.

At Puiva Middle School in Macao, members of the calligraphy club celebrated the SAR's anniversary and the country's prosperity and strength by practicing the millennium-old art of calligraphy under their teacher's guidance.

Students from overseas Chinese language schools also used this form of visual arts, which carries the enduring cultural heritage spanning ancient and modern times, in spiritual association with the motherland.