CCTV News: At the series of press conferences on "The Effects of High-Quality Development of China's Economic Development" held by the State Council Information Office on January 20, a relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that my country's agricultural and rural economy will operate generally smoothly and steadily and improve steadily in 2024.

In 2024, the agricultural and rural economy was generally stable and steady and improving

In 2024, my country's grain production overcame the impact of natural disasters such as high temperature drought, extreme floods, and super typhoons, and achieved another bumper harvest. The output exceeded 1.4 trillion jin for the first time, and the per capita grain possession exceeded 500 kilograms.

The results of poverty alleviation continue to be consolidated and expanded. Improve the quality and efficiency of industrial employment assistance and cultivate a number of characteristic leading industries. The scale of employment of poverty-stricken laborers across the country has exceeded 33 million.

In 2024, the level of agricultural modernization will continue to improve, the comprehensive mechanization rate of crop cultivation and harvesting exceeds 75%, and more than 80 million mu of high-standard farmland will be built and renovated. At the same time, rural industries that enrich the people are booming. It is expected that the operating income of agricultural product processing enterprises above a certain scale in the country will exceed 18 trillion yuan, and rural leisure tourism will develop well. The per capita disposable income of rural residents is 23,119 yuan, an actual increase of 6.3% over the previous year.

The construction of livable and business-friendly and beautiful rural areas has also been steadily promoted. The rural living environment continues to improve, and the level of public services such as rural roads, water supply, postage and other infrastructure, and education, medical and elderly care continues to improve.

The passenger flow in the Spring Festival travel rush has increased significantly. The transportation department has increased its capacity. Data from the 2025 comprehensive transportation Spring Festival travel work team shows that the cross-regional flow of people in the whole society is expected to exceed 1.3 billion in the first week of the Spring Festival travel rush. On January 20, the cross-regional flow of people in the whole society is expected to exceed 210 million.

The national railway is expected to send 13.45 million passengers on January 20, and it is planned to add 862 passenger trains. As of 9:00 on January 20, Railway 12306 has issued a total of 214 million tickets during the Spring Festival travel rush. With the gradual increase in passenger flow during the Spring Festival travel rush before the festival, the railway department will focus on increasing capacity deployment in hot spots such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu and Chongqing. Starting from January 20, 128 night high-speed railways have been added to the Nanguan Railway, Guizhou-Guangzhou High-speed Railway and other lines, setting a record high in the number of operations. The Yangtze River Delta Railway also plans to launch 268 night high-speed railways on January 20, mainly popular directions such as the Yangtze River Delta to Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou, Henan, and Northwest.

On January 20, the national highway flow was expected to exceed 197 million, the water transportation was expected to reach 700,000 passengers, and civil aviation passenger volume was 2.22 million. It is planned to execute 19,057 flights, all of which showed an upward trend. All airlines focus on increasing the capacity of popular routes such as "ice and snow tours" and "island tours".

The implementation system for the construction of "Beautiful China" has been initially established

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the "Implementation Opinions on the Construction of a Beautiful China Pilot Zone" on January 20, as well as the two construction implementation plans for "beautiful city" and "beautiful countryside". This marks the initial establishment of the implementation system for the construction of "Beautiful China". According to the plan, my country strives to promote the construction of about 50 "beautiful cities" by 2027, and at the same time, the proportion of "beautiful villages" in the entire county will reach 40%.

The first time my country has issued the Implementation Rules for the Development and Utilization of Public Data Resources

The National Development and Reform Commission and the National Data Administration issued the Implementation Policy for the Development and Utilization of Public Data Resources on January 20. This is the first time that my country has issued relevant rules. The policy clearly states that in the future, public data should be registered like land and other factor resources to form a "one account" for public data resources across the country, and to promote the rational development and utilization of public data resources in a standardized and orderly manner on the basis of ensuring data security.

Zhejiang's first road-rail combined tunnel is opened to traffic

Zhejiang's first road-rail combined tunnel—Hangzhou Qinwang Cross River Tunnel will be opened to traffic on January 20. The tunnel crosses the Fuchun River, with a total length of 2,868 meters. The upper floor is a municipal road and the lower floor is reserved as rail transit, further facilitating the passage of residents along the river on both sides of the Fuyang District, Hangzhou.