Green Development of Transportation
in China for 70 Years and Its Prospects
Qingrui Li
Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, under the guidance
of the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the outstanding
leadership of the CPC, the transportation industry went through a bottleneck period
in pursuing development, a period of initially easing the bottleneck, before “basically
meeting” the needs of socioeconomic development. China has been rapid narrowing
its transportation gap with world-class countries, even overtaking these countries in
certain areas. A modern transportation system is taking shape in China. The level
of green development of transportation has steadily improved, along with the depth
and breadth, providing a strong guarantee for improving people’s living standards
and building a beautiful China.
1 The 70-Year History of Green Development
of Transportation
Over the past 70 years, China has achieved leapfrog development in transportation infrastructure and its transportation support capabilities have been significantly
enhanced. China topped the world in terms of the operating length of high-speed
railways, expressways and urban rails and the number of 10,000-ton berths in ports.
China is on the front rank in the number of airports and the pipeline mileage. China
ranks the first in the world by railway passenger turnover and freight volume as well
as road cargo transportation volume and turnover. China ranks the second in the
world in terms of the civil aviation passenger turnover and cargo and mail turnover.
China has ranked first in the world for more than a decade in terms of the port cargo
and container throughput. As of the end of 2018, the national railway operational
length reached 131,000 km (including high-speed railway operational length of over
Q. Li (B)
China Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association, Beijing, China
© China Environment Publishing Group Co., Ltd. 2021
J. Pan et al. (eds.), Beautiful China: 70 Years Since 1949 and 70 People’s Views
on Eco-civilization Construction, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6742-5_30
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in China for 70 Years and Its Prospects
Qingrui Li
Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, under the guidance
of the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the outstanding
leadership of the CPC, the transportation industry went through a bottleneck period
in pursuing development, a period of initially easing the bottleneck, before “basically
meeting” the needs of socioeconomic development. China has been rapid narrowing
its transportation gap with world-class countries, even overtaking these countries in
certain areas. A modern transportation system is taking shape in China. The level
of green development of transportation has steadily improved, along with the depth
and breadth, providing a strong guarantee for improving people’s living standards
and building a beautiful China.
1 The 70-Year History of Green Development
of Transportation
Over the past 70 years, China has achieved leapfrog development in transportation infrastructure and its transportation support capabilities have been significantly
enhanced. China topped the world in terms of the operating length of high-speed
railways, expressways and urban rails and the number of 10,000-ton berths in ports.
China is on the front rank in the number of airports and the pipeline mileage. China
ranks the first in the world by railway passenger turnover and freight volume as well
as road cargo transportation volume and turnover. China ranks the second in the
world in terms of the civil aviation passenger turnover and cargo and mail turnover.
China has ranked first in the world for more than a decade in terms of the port cargo
and container throughput. As of the end of 2018, the national railway operational
length reached 131,000 km (including high-speed railway operational length of over
Q. Li (B)
China Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association, Beijing, China
© China Environment Publishing Group Co., Ltd. 2021
J. Pan et al. (eds.), Beautiful China: 70 Years Since 1949 and 70 People’s Views
on Eco-civilization Construction, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6742-5_30
313