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In 2012, China continued its endeavor in strengthening the construction of transport infrastructure and transportation channels. The scale of logistics parks continued to expand, the layout of logistics parks grew following the trend of optimization and upgrade, and the number of professional logistics parks (centers) increased continually. In addition, logistics equipment further developed toward the direction of scale, automation, energy saving and environmental protection. The construction of logistics information platform continued to push forward and a new batch of national logistics standards were promulgated successively.
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According to usage, function and flow, China’s highway is classified into expressway, grade-I highway, grade-II highway, grade-III highway, and grade-IV highway.
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According to the administration level, China classifies highway into national highway, provincial highway, county highway, township highway and special-purpose highway; national highway refers to the main trunk highway with nationwide political and economical significance.
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National expressway network is the highest-level highway channel among China’s highway networks. The National Highway Network Planning approved by the State Council in 2004 is the first layout planning for expressway in Chinese history.
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“Analysis on the Development of Chinese Logistics Equipment Industry in 2012,” http://www.56products.com, 2013-02-20.
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Chen, Z. (2014). Logistics Facilities and Technological Development. In: Liu, Bl., Lee, Sj., Wang, L., Xu, Y., Li, X. (eds) Contemporary Logistics in China. Current Chinese Economic Report Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55282-3_3
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