China's transport sector grew steadily in the first seven months of 2025, with both freight volumes and passenger flows rising and investment in infrastructure remaining strong, the Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday.
From January to July, Chinese ports handled 10.44 billion tons, or 200 million containers, of cargo, up 4.4 percent and 6.2 percent year on year respectively, Li Ying, a spokeswoman for the ministry, told a press conference in Beijing.
In July alone, port throughput nationwide reached 1.54 billion tons of cargo, a year-on-year growth of 6.9 percent. The throughput of cargo for domestic trade and foreign trade rose by 7.6 percent and 5.5 percent year on year respectively, according to Li.
"In July, the transport sector maintained a steady upward momentum, with freight volumes and passenger flows growing steadily. Overall, the sector handled 33 billion tons of freight from January to July, up 3.8 percent year on year. A total of 39.46 billion cross-regional passenger trips were recorded, up 3.9 percent year on year," Li said.
Meanwhile, construction of China's major transport projects made steady progress in the seven months, with the total fixed-asset investment in the sector reaching 1.95 trillion yuan (about 272.6 billion U.S. dollars), Li added.
In July, fixed-asset investment in the transport sector hit 306.1 billion yuan (about 43.05 billion U.S. dollars), with investment in railways accounting for 77.1 billion yuan, highways accounting for 200.5 billion yuan, waterways attracting 17.3 billion yuan of investment, and civil aviation investment standing at 11.2 billion yuan for the month, Li said.
China's transport sector grows steadily in first 7 months of 2025
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that the situation in Iran is "under total control" following violence linked to protests that spiked over the weekend.
Addressing foreign diplomats in Tehran, the foreign minister noted that armed terrorist groups had infiltrated the protests, attempting to divert them from their legitimate course. He claimed that evidence has been gathered showing Iranian security forces being shot at, with the aim of causing further casualties. He accused the United States and Israel of exploiting the unrest to interfere in Iran's internal affairs.
Araghchi further stated that the government is closely monitoring developments on the streets, emphasizing that "the situation has come under control." He also affirmed that internet services, curtailed during the unrest, would be restored after coordination with security agencies.
The government has engaged in dialogue with merchants and protest representatives and initiated reforms to address grievances related to price hikes and currency depreciation. Iran has taken a series of actions and measures to respond to the demands of peaceful demonstrators, the foreign minister said.
Earlier on Sunday, Araghchi said that clear evidence links recent riots and vandalism of public facilities in Iran to the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. This came after former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mentioned Mossad agents operating on Iran's streets in a social media post. The Iranian foreign minister asserted that police are being attacked by "terrorists" acting under the direction of Israeli operatives, whom Pompeo publicly acknowledged.
The protests initially erupted over a sharp depreciation of the rial and sweeping subsidy reforms. Iranian authorities have blamed the unrest on foreign-linked agents and U.S. sanctions.
Iranian foreign minister says situation "fully under control," accuses Israeli intelligence of stoking unrest
