BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's transport sector has made full preparations to ensure smooth transportation and logistics during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, which will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year.
"As the first travel rush after the country's optimization of its COVID-19 response, this year's Spring Festival travel rush will be the most challenging in recent years, with surging passenger flows coinciding with a surge of COVID infections," Vice Minister of Transport Xu Chengguang told a press conference on Friday.
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