China reports increase in two main transport indicators during the first two months of 2017

China's Ministry of Transport announced (24-Mar-2017) the following combined traffic highlights in the railway, highway, waterway and civil aviation industries during the first two months of 2017:

• Passengers: 3.4 billion, +0.2% year-on-year;
• Cargo: 5.9 billion tonnes, +8.2%. [more - original PR - Chinese]