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This chapter discusses the progress China made in 2015 in building the logistics nodes and channels, and presents the latest development in logistics facilities, logistics IT development and standardization in the country. In 2015, China’s comprehensive transportation network had kept improving with enhanced level of environmental protection of its transportation infrastructures.
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In November 2007, NDRC released the Mid-and-long-term Development Plan of Comprehensive Transportation Network, which stipulated that China would build the comprehensive transportation network consisting of Five Horizontal and Five Vertical lines (5H5V) in 2006–2020. As shown on the map, the five horizontal lines include the Northern Northwest-Ocean Transportation Channel, the Qingdao-Lhasa Transportation Channel, the Continental Bridge Transportation Channel, the Yangtze-River Transportation Channel and the Shanghai-Ruili Transportation Channel; the five vertical lines include the South-North Coastal Transportation Channel, the Beijing-Shanghai Transportation Channel, the Manzhouli-HK-Macao-Taiwan Transportation Channel, the Baotou-Guangzhou Transportation Channel and the Linhe-Fangchenggang Transportation Channel.
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Since the land area for warehousing was not specified separately by the National Bureau of Statistics, the land area of industrial, mining and warehousing is cited here to give an indication of the overall change.
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Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) refers to vehicle equipped with electromagnetic or optical guiding devices, which can drive along the designated route. AGV provides safety protection and movement functions.
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3C Industry refers to the household appliance industry consisting of computers, communications and consumer electronics.
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E-sheet is the electronic express-delivery sheet to be filled out for express delivery.
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Qin, F. (2017). Logistics Facilities and Technological Development. In: Jiao, Zl., Lee, Sj., Wang, L., Liu, Bl. (eds) Contemporary Logistics in China . Current Chinese Economic Report Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4178-5_2
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