On the 14th Five-Year Plan for the Transportation Sector

Release date:

2021-05-24

Author:

Jinhua Logistics

On May 19, Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng chaired a ministry meeting to convey and study relevant directives from the central authorities, continue deliberating preparations for the Second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference, and review documents including the “14th Five-Year Plan for Digital Transportation Development,” the “14th Five-Year Plan for Building a Support System in the Transportation Sector,” and the “Guiding Opinions on Financial Audit Work in the Transportation Sector during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period.” The meeting noted that during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the transportation sector, with data as a key element, accelerated the implementation of major informationization projects and demonstration initiatives, steadily elevating the level of digitalization and informatization in the industry and achieving positive results. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, it is essential to thoroughly study and implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, earnestly carry out the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, accurately grasp the new circumstances and requirements of digital transportation development, and adhere to principles such as demand-driven approaches, service-oriented priorities, efficiency first while balancing overall considerations, coordinated collaboration and shared benefits, deepened reform and integrated innovation, robust safety safeguards and effective risk prevention. These principles will guide the accelerated transformation of the transportation sector toward digitalization, networking, and intelligentization. The meeting emphasized the need to uphold a people-centered development philosophy, ensuring that the achievements of digital transportation benefit the public more extensively and effectively, thereby continuously enhancing people’s sense of gain, happiness, and security. It called for maintaining a demand-driven approach, leveraging synergistic efforts between government and market forces, innovating institutional mechanisms, invigorating innovation, improving service models, fostering new forms of services, meeting emerging consumer demands, expanding new application scenarios, stimulating new consumption patterns, generating new growth drivers, creating new value, and elevating the quality of transportation infrastructure, travel services, and logistics offerings, while also improving the efficiency of government administrative services in the transportation sector. The meeting further required coordinated efforts to ensure the effective implementation of key tasks through clear division of responsibilities and collaborative progress. This includes building an integrated “data brain” for comprehensive transportation systems, establishing a new type of converged transportation infrastructure network, deploying information infrastructure networks based on BeiDou navigation and 5G technologies, constructing seamlessly interconnected digital mobility networks, developing smart logistics networks for multimodal transport, upgrading modernized industry management information networks, cultivating an innovative digital transportation ecosystem, and setting up a comprehensive cybersecurity defense system, thus guaranteeing the successful execution of all planned objectives. The meeting pointed out that during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the transportation support system focused closely on its core responsibilities and priority tasks, vigorously advancing capacity-building across four specialized areas—waterway traffic safety supervision and rescue, highway emergency response, scientific research and education, and information-based new infrastructure—and achieved notable results. The meeting stressed that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the role of the support system in serving national strategic goals will become even more prominent. The tasks of accelerating the building of a strong transportation nation and constructing a comprehensive, three-dimensional national transportation network will be more challenging; efforts to enhance the effectiveness of industry governance will be more demanding; and the need to expedite high-quality development will grow increasingly urgent. Accordingly, the construction of the support system must optimize its layout, adjust its structure, adapt to evolving needs, accelerate innovation, and maintain sustained momentum. Coordinated cooperation is required to ensure the effective implementation of key tasks, thereby continuously strengthening the ability of various departments and units to fulfill their duties and deliver high-quality services through ongoing improvements to the support system. Finally, the meeting mandated that financial audit work in the transportation sector during the 14th Five-Year Plan period should be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deepen the implementation of national fiscal and tax reforms and audit oversight requirements, conduct all operations in strict compliance with laws and regulations, innovate and expand diversified financing channels, prevent and mitigate debt risks within the transportation industry, strengthen financial management and audit oversight, comprehensively enhance financial audit capabilities and service standards, and provide robust support for promoting high-quality development in the transportation sector and accelerating the building of a strong transportation nation.

On May 19, Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng chaired a ministry meeting to convey and study the relevant directives from the CPC Central Committee, continue deliberating preparations for the Second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference, and review documents including the “14th Five-Year Plan for Digital Transportation Development,” the “14th Five-Year Plan for the Construction of the Transportation Support System,” and the “Guiding Opinions on Financial Audit Work in the Transportation Sector during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period.”

The meeting pointed out that, During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the transportation sector took data as a key factor, accelerated the implementation of priority information‑technology projects and demonstration initiatives, and continuously raised the level of digitalization and informatization in the industry, achieving significant results. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, it is essential to thoroughly study and implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping. Implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and accurately grasp the new circumstances and new requirements in the development of digital transportation. , adhering to the principles of demand-driven approaches and service-oriented delivery, prioritizing efficiency while ensuring balanced consideration, fostering coordinated collaboration and shared development, deepening reform and promoting integrated innovation, and ensuring robust security and effective risk prevention and control, Accelerate the digital, networked, and intelligent transformation of the transportation sector.

The meeting emphasized that, We must uphold the people-centered philosophy of development, ensuring that the benefits of digital transportation are more extensive and better shared by the public, thereby continuously enhancing their sense of gain, happiness, and security. We should remain demand-driven, coordinate the efforts of government and market forces, innovate institutional mechanisms, invigorate innovation, refine service models, and steadily foster new forms of service to meet emerging consumer needs, expand new application scenarios, stimulate new consumption, generate new momentum, and create new value. In doing so, we will elevate the quality of transport infrastructure, mobility services, and logistics, and improve the efficiency of government‑provided transport‑related administrative services.

The meeting called for, It is necessary to coordinate and ensure the effective implementation of key tasks, with clear division of responsibilities and concerted efforts. Building an integrated transportation system “Data Brain”: build a new‑generation integrated infrastructure network for transportation, deploy information‑infrastructure application networks such as Beidou and 5G, establish an integrated, seamlessly connected digital mobility network, and develop a smart logistics network for multimodal transport. Upgrade the modernized industry management information network, foster a digital transportation innovation and development system, and establish a comprehensive cybersecurity defense framework to ensure the effective implementation of all planned tasks.

The meeting pointed out that, During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the transportation support system, in close alignment with its departmental responsibilities and key priorities, vigorously advanced capacity-building in four specialized areas—waterway traffic safety supervision and rescue, highway emergency response, scientific research and education, and information‑technology‑driven new infrastructure—achieving notable results.

The meeting emphasized that, During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the role of the support system in implementing national strategies will become even more prominent. The tasks of accelerating the development of a transportation powerhouse and building a comprehensive, multi-dimensional national transport network will be more challenging; efforts to enhance the efficiency of industry governance will be more demanding; and the need to expedite high-quality development will be more pressing. To this end, the support system must optimize its spatial layout, adjust its structure, adapt to evolving needs, accelerate innovation, and sustain momentum. Coordinated collaboration is essential to ensure the effective implementation of key tasks, thereby continuously strengthening the capacity of all departments and units to fulfill their duties and deliver services.

The meeting called for, During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, financial auditing in the transportation sector shall be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, further implement the national fiscal and tax system reforms and audit oversight requirements, ensure all tasks are carried out in strict compliance with laws and regulations, innovatively expand diversified financing channels, proactively prevent and defuse debt risks in the transportation industry, strengthen financial management and audit oversight, and comprehensively enhance the capacity and service standards of financial auditing, thereby providing robust support for promoting high-quality development of the transportation sector and accelerating the building of a strong transportation nation.