China expects 285 mln passenger trips on Day 12 of Spring Festival travel rush

China's Spring Festival travel rush continued to build momentum on Friday, with an estimated 285.59 million inter-regional passenger trips nationwide, according to data released by the Ministry of Transport.

The figure, which covers the 12th day of the Spring Festival travel season, represents a 4.9 percent increase compared with the previous day and a 4.5 percent rise from the same period in 2025.

Railway systems are expected to handle 15.1 million passenger trips, marking a modest 0.5 percent increase from the previous day but a slight 0.6 percent decline compared with 2025 levels.

Road transport will remain the dominant mode of travel, with total road passenger volume anticipated to reach 267.11 million trips, up 5.2 percent day on day and 4.9 percent year on year.

Waterway passenger transport is estimated to handle 923,000 trips, showing a growth of 3.4 percent from the previous day and 6.5 percent from 2025.

Civil aviation is expected to carry approximately 2.46 million passengers, with volumes essentially flat from Wednesday at 0.2 percent growth, while posting a 3.4 percent rise compared with the same period last year.

China expects 285 mln passenger trips on Day 12 of Spring Festival travel rush

China congratulates Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley on her re-election, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday, calling for joint efforts to bring the two countries' traditional friendship to a new level.

Lin Jian, the spokesman, made the remarks at a regular press briefing in response to a media question about the Barbadian elections.

"China congratulates Prime Minister Mottley on her re-election. Barbados is an important cooperative partner for China in the Caribbean region. Over the 49 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China-Barbados ties have developed in a sound and stable manner. China is willing to work together with Barbados to continue deepening practical cooperation in various fields and elevate the traditional friendly relations between the two countries to a new level," he said.

Barbados' general elections results were confirmed Thursday, with the Barbados Labor Party winning all 30 seats in the House of Assembly. Mottley, who leads the party, will serve as prime minister for a third consecutive term.

China congratulates Mia Mottley on re-election as Barbadian PM