The National Bureau of Statistics released today (September 21) that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the infrastructure network of my country's transportation industry and post and telecommunications industry has been increasingly improved, new technologies and new business formats have flourished, service quality has continued to improve, and strategic support has been Capability continues to grow.
From 2013 to 2021, the added value of my country's transportation, warehousing and postal industries will increase by an average of 6.9% annually in real terms. The cumulative investment in the national transportation industry will exceed 27 trillion yuan, and the transportation infrastructure network will be increasingly improved. At the end of 2021, my country's railway operating mileage and highway mileage reached 151,000 kilometers and 5.28 million kilometers, respectively, an increase of 54.4% and 24.6% over 2012. In 2021, my country's express delivery business volume will reach 108.3 billion pieces, with an average annual growth rate of 38.7% from 2013 to 2021. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, my country has accelerated the construction of a new generation of information infrastructure, and built the world's largest optical fiber network and 4G and 5G networks. By the end of 2021, the total length of optical cable lines in my country will reach 54.81 million kilometers, and the proportion of 4G base stations will increase from 24.2% in 2014 to 59.2%. The 5G network has covered all prefecture-level cities and urban areas in the country.
