China.org.cn | October 28, 2020
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During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, new kinds of transport, such as online car-hailing and bike-sharing, have boomed. Can you tell us what other measures the Ministry of Transport will roll out to promote new kinds and models of transport? Thank you.
Li Xiaopeng:
Thank you for your question. Are you also from new media? It is a new form of industry. The transportation industry is an old-established form of business, but the combination of tradition with new technologies and industries, such as information technology and modern financial services, has spawned many developments in the transportation industry, which have played an important role in serving the people and improving the quality of life. The Ministry of Transport has always attached great importance to these new kinds of business. Taking an inclusive yet cautious approach, we support and encourage the development of new kinds of transportation based on the principles of putting people at the center, fostering innovation, seeking benefit and avoiding harm, and regulating the development.
We have established an inter-ministerial joint meeting system for the coordinated supervision of new kinds of transportation and issued many policy documents for the standardized management of new kinds of businesses to promote their healthy and standardized development. So far, more than 190 online car-hailing platforms have obtained operating licenses, and more than 2.5 million online car-hailing driver licenses and about 1.04 million vehicle transportation certificates have been issued across the country. The online car-hailing services receive about 21 million orders daily. A total of 19.45 million shared bicycles have been put into operation in more than 360 cities across the country.
As I mentioned just now, the average daily shared bicycle rentals exceed 45.7 million, and the industry's regulation has gradually improved. Regarding vehicle sharing, more than 200,000 vehicles have been put onto the streets of over 180 Chinese cities. Internet-based freight service, another new kind of business, has integrated more than 1.72 million freight vehicles, accounting for 15.9 percent of the total number of trucks in operation. The concentration of the freight market has also increased.
Next, we will continue to encourage and support the development of new kinds of transportation. The first objective is to promote innovation. The second is to promote the integrated development of new and traditional business. The third is to optimize the business environment. The fourth is to ensure safety. Working together with other departments, we will enable these new kinds of transportation to deliver higher quality and better serve the people. Thank you.