China's expressway length reaches 199,000 km
Xinhua | July 21, 2026
The State Council Information Office (SCIO) holds a press conference on accelerating the building of a strong transportation system and modernizing the comprehensive transportation network in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Xu)
China's expressway mileage has expanded to 199,000 km during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), Vice Minister of Transport Xu Chengguang said at a media conference Tuesday.
Xu noted that China's operating high-speed railway network has exceeded 50,000 km, and the total number of transport airports has reached 270.
China has also established the world's largest postal network in terms of scale and the number of beneficiaries, said Xu.