Representatives and committee members from the transportation industry are hotly discussing the blueprint for the draft of the "Tenth Five-Year Plan". It is the right time to forge ahead.

　　The draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China, submitted for review at the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress, outlines a grand blueprint for China's high-quality development over the next five years. In this magnificent development picture, transportation, as the main artery of the national economy and the pioneer of China's modernization, shoulders an important mission. On March 5th, representatives and committee members from the transportation industry enthusiastically discussed the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan, gathering wisdom and strength for the next five years of striving and progress.

　　Jointly Laying the Foundation for High-Quality Development

　　Throughout the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan, each deployment highlights the distinct foundation of high-quality development. Following this clear planning guide, the future landscape of China's transportation is clearly visible.

　　"The draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan points the direction and provides guidance for international cooperation in transportation on the new journey," said Yue Guoyong, a representative of the National People's Congress and Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Transport. He emphasized the need to more firmly promote high-level opening-up, using transportation connectivity as a cornerstone, deepening pragmatic cooperation in the transportation sector, and solidifying "hard connectivity," "soft connectivity," and "heart connectivity." This will advance the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road," actively participate in global transportation governance, strive to build more bridges of peace and development amid turbulence, and establish a diversified and resilient international transportation channel system, contributing to global connectivity and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

　　Ding Yanxin, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Deputy Director of the Safety and Quality Supervision Department of the Ministry of Transport, stated that the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan has made specific deployments for improving the modern comprehensive transportation system, with arduous tasks and glorious missions. The transportation industry should anchor on the strategic goal of building a strong transportation country, focusing on promoting high-quality development in transportation, persisting in overcoming difficulties without slackening, and striving to promote the integration, safety enhancement, digital and intelligent upgrading, and green transformation of transportation, providing strong support for achieving decisive progress in basically realizing socialist modernization.

　　Anchoring on the development goal of taking the lead in basically realizing transportation modernization, Jiangsu has clearly stated its commitment to optimizing increments and revitalizing stock, accelerating the renewal and digital and intelligent transformation of transportation infrastructure. Wu Yonghong, a representative of the National People's Congress and Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Transport, stated that they will further leverage the comprehensive advantages of rail, road, water, and air transportation, and the linkage of rivers, lakes, and seas, strengthening "four-port linkage and two-way opening," and promoting efficient adaptation to economic and social development.

　　The draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes to strengthen cross-regional coordinated layout and cross-modal integration, comprehensively improving the comprehensive benefits of transportation infrastructure. Xie Deqiang, a representative of the National People's Congress and Director of the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Transport, stated that they will establish a systematic concept, break down regional, modal, and field barriers, promote the transformation of transportation from "combination" to "integration," leverage the comparative advantages of different transportation modes, build a batch of three-dimensional transfer and seamless connection comprehensive passenger transport hubs, improve the hub port station collection and distribution system, and vigorously develop multimodal transport.

　　"Facing the 15th Five-Year Plan, the mission of the railway is glorious and the responsibility is heavy," said Dai Hegen, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of China Railway Construction Corporation. He stated that they will focus on their main responsibilities and main business, strengthen the leading role of technological innovation, promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and achieve breakthroughs in smart transportation and green construction technology, contributing the wisdom of railway construction to the construction of a modern comprehensive transportation system.

　　Wang Zhihua, a representative of the National People's Congress and Chairman of Maoming Port Group, noted that the construction of a world-class port cluster and the promotion of the upgrading of high-grade inland waterways are included in the modern infrastructure system of the 15th Five-Year Plan. Deeply engaged in the port and shipping field, he looks forward to systematically opening up the road and waterway connection channels between ports and industrial parks in the future, filling the regional infrastructure gaps, and enabling ports to better serve economic and social development.

　　Accumulating Momentum for Technological Innovation

　　The draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes to accelerate high-level technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, leading the development of new quality productive forces. Representatives and committee members expressed that they should promote the digital and intelligent upgrading of transportation infrastructure and accelerate the cultivation and growth of new momentum in the transportation sector.

　　Over the past year, Zhang Geming, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chief Researcher of the China Academy of Railway Sciences Group, led a team to conduct scientific experiments on virtual marshalling and autonomous driving based on 5G-R, successfully achieving key breakthroughs such as flexible marshalling and close coordination tracking of multiple vehicles. Facing the 15th Five-Year Plan, he believes that technological innovation should be the core driving force, promoting the digital, intelligent, and green transformation of railways, cultivating new quality productive forces in the railway field, and achieving innovation-led and green transformation.

　　"The intelligent, green, and integrated direction proposed in the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan is precisely the direction of Tianjin Port's practice in recent years," said Cheng Weidong, a representative of the National People's Congress and Deputy Team Leader of the Tugboat Team of Tianjin Port First Stevedoring Company. As a frontline transportation worker, he will continue to base himself on his position, transforming planning requirements into practical actions, and leading more colleagues to participate in the construction of a world-class smart and green port.

　　The draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan clearly proposes that the annual growth rate of R&D expenditure across society should be more than 7%. In response, Shan Xiaoming, a representative of the National People's Congress and Chief Engineer of the China Aviation Engine Hunan Power Machinery Research Institute, felt greatly encouraged: "This will mean that we can have more resources invested in basic research, tackling key core technologies, and exploring frontier technologies, accelerating the output of more scientific and technological achievements."

　　Zhong Zhangdui, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Dean of the Digital and Intelligent Rail Transit Research Institute of Beijing Jiaotong University, believes that leading industrial upgrading with technological innovation, vigorously developing emerging industries and future industries, and fully implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" action will promote the renewal of traditional industries and the accumulation of new momentum. "I will focus on innovation-driven, quality improvement and efficiency enhancement, serving the overall development with practical achievements, and contributing to high-quality development and the construction of Chinese-style modernization," said Zhong Zhangdui.

　　Having been rooted in the engineering frontline for many years, Wang Zugang, a representative of the National People's Congress and Deputy Manager of the Shijiazhuang Project Department of China Railway Sixth Bureau Fengqiao Bridge Co., Ltd., believes that a digital management platform for the entire lifecycle of projects should be built, using BIM technology and digital twin systems to optimize design and construction coordination, and real-time control of key links through intelligent monitoring equipment. At the same time, enterprises are encouraged to join forces with research institutions to tackle core industry technologies and accelerate the transformation of innovative achievements.

　　People's Livelihood Services Highlight Development Warmth

　　Focusing on ensuring and improving people's livelihood in development, solving the urgent and difficult problems of the people... The draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan highlights the warmth of development everywhere, allowing representatives and committee members to feel tangible happiness.

　　"The draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan not only outlines the grand blueprint for national development but also keeps the daily necessities and travel routes of the people in mind," said Zhang Hairong, a representative of the National People's Congress and a bus driver of Jiujiang Public Transport Group in Jiangxi Province. In recent years, Jiujiang buses have been replaced with new energy vehicles, making citizens' travel greener and more comfortable, which is a vivid footnote to the country's high-quality development in the transportation sector.

　　Yin Qilong, a representative of the National People's Congress and a driver of the second branch of Chongqing Taxi Co., Ltd., stated that he truly feels that the leapfrog development of the transportation industry has greatly satisfied the diverse and convenient travel needs of the people. "The draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan focuses on key areas of people's livelihood, continuously exerting efforts to ensure that the fruits of development benefit all people more fairly, highlighting the warmth of people's livelihood everywhere," said Yin Qilong. In the new pattern of coordinated and integrated development of taxis and online car-hailing, he will better serve citizens' travel, contributing more to smooth urban traffic and ensuring people's livelihood travel.

　　Public transportation is related to the travel of thousands of households and is one of the most important livelihood projects. "Bus priority is people priority," said Yang Miaomiao, a representative of the National People's Congress and a driver of Route 107 of Bengbu Public Transport Group in Anhui Province. She stated that she will lead her colleagues on the "Miaomiao Line" to provide passengers with a safer, more convenient, faster, and more comfortable travel experience through attentive and thoughtful service.

　　As a highway operation and management personnel, Chen Yan, a representative of the National People's Congress and Supervisor of the Operation and Maintenance Department of Ningxia Transportation Investment Group, stated that she will implement the planning and deployment on the frontline, focusing on ensuring smooth road network operation, optimizing toll services and differentiated management, building a "Driver's Home," and providing convenient services for the public, facilitating convenient travel and smooth flow of goods.

　　In the document bag carried by Ni Di, a representative of the National People's Congress and Captain of COSCO Shipping Group, there is a layout map of the seafarers' rights protection centers covering major ports across the country. "The first batch of domestic seafarers' rights protection centers we promoted has covered the four major ports of Shanghai, Ningbo Zhoushan, Guangzhou, and Dalian," said Ni Di. "The draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan is not a blueprint hanging on the wall; it will be written in the AIS trajectory of every departing ship, engraved in the anti-counterfeiting code of every seafarer's competency certificate, and pulsate in the heart of every Chinese seafarer that always faces the deep blue."