Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged more efforts to achieve new, greater progress in the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
The past two years witnessed rising populism and trade protectionism, but also a determined China that honored its words and pressed ahead with further opening-up actions.
About 2.99 billion trips are expected to be made during the 2019 Spring Festival travel rush between Monday and March 1, with rail and air travel gaining significantly.