China's transport sector handled 17.77 billion cross-regional trips in the first three months of this year, official data showed on Wednesday. The figure marked a 2.2 percent increase compared to the same period in 2025, according to the Ministry of Transport.
Specifically, 16.38 billion trips were made by road, while 58.56 million were made via waterways, the ministry said.
During the first quarter, the country also recorded an increase in commercial freight transport activity, with total freight volume hitting 13.19 billion tonnes. The figure represented a 4.1 percent year-on-year rise.
In breakdown, the road freight volume was 9.88 billion tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 4 percent; and the waterway freight volume was 2.03 billion tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 5.7 percent.
In the first quarter, the port cargo throughput hit 4.39 billion tonnes, up 4 percent year on year. Of this total, domestic and foreign trade cargo throughput grew by 2.4 percent and 7.6 percent, respectively.
Fixed-asset investment in the country's transport sector totaled 651.9 billion yuan (about 94.98 billion U.S. dollars) during the period, according to the ministry.
"In the first quarter of 2026, China's transportation economy was generally stable and got off to a good start. Passenger turnover continued to be strong, international freight transportation remained resilient, and port foreign trade container throughput achieved double-digit growth," said Cai Jianhua, head of the Statistics Division of the Comprehensive Planning Department of the Ministry of Transport.
China sees 17.77 bln cross-regional trips in Q1
Cambodian Acting Head of State and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Phnom Penh on Thursday.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, was on a visit to Cambodia to attend the first meeting between foreign ministers and defense ministers of China and Cambodia under the "2+2" strategic dialogue mechanism held on Wednesday. During the meeting, Hun Sen told Wang that China's support and cooperation are Cambodia's greatest source of confidence in achieving development and maintaining security.
He expressed Cambodia's willingness to strengthen strategic communication and cooperation with China, safeguard political security, and enhance economic resilience.
Hun Sen said that Cambodia is determined to fight online gambling and telecom fraud to the end and is willing to continue close cooperation with China in this regard.
Wang said that during Wednesday's meeting, both sides agreed to firmly support each other in safeguarding their core interests, deepen all-round cooperation, strengthen law enforcement and defense cooperation, and enhance multilateral coordination.
He believed that the "2+2" strategic dialog mechanism would effectively enhance mutual strategic trust.
Wang expressed China's willingness to maintain high-level exchanges, expand pragmatic cooperation, and strengthen political security and law enforcement collaboration with Cambodia.
The two sides also exchanged in-depth views on major international and regional situations. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet also met with Wang on Wednesday.
Cambodia's acting head of state meets Chinese foreign minister
