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Article: CHINA OUTLINES LONG-TERM PLAN FOR EXPANSION OF ROAD NETWORK.
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- October 22, 2002
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BEIJING, Oct 22 Asia Pulse - By 2050, China's road network will cover over four million kilometers, compared to the current 1.7 million kilometers, and the quality of road transportation will be on a par with that of developed countries, Vice Minister of Communications Hu Xijie said.
Hu was outlining the development of China's road transportation network in the first half of the 21st century in his address to the 2002 China Road Transportation Development Forum (CRTDF) on Monday.
According to Hu, by the middle of the 21st century, China will have implemented a three-step plan to expand the existing road network and to develop a road transportation ...