(Photosource:GuangmingPicture)Transportationisvitalfordrivinganation'ssustainabledevelopment.OnDecember22,theStateCouncilInformationOfficeissuedthewhitepaper"TheSustainableDevelopmentofChineseTransportation",whichsummarizedthedevelopmentofChinesetransportationinthecontemporaryagefromtheperspectivesofdevelopmenttargets,positioning,philosophy,andmotivation.OnDecember5,1980,theUnitedNationspassedthe"InternationalDevelopmentStrategyfortheThirdUnitedNationsDevelopmentDecade",whichproposedtheconceptofsustainabledevelopmentintheeconomic,social,andenvironmentaldimensions.China'ssustainabledevelopmentidealsblendwellwiththecoreprinciplesofUnitedNations'sustainabledevelopmentphilosophy.Asearlyas1996,sustainabledevelopmenthadbecomeanationalstrategyinChinaandbeencomprehensivelyimplemented.Chinaisthusoneofthefirstcountriestoproposeastrategyofsustainabledevelopment.Inthedomainoftransportation,sustainabledevelopmenttargetsincludeeconomic,environment,andsocialbenefits.Toensurethecoordinateddevelopmentoftransportationandsocio-economicprogressandnaturalecology,tosaveenergyandtobeenvironment-friendly,weneedtodowellinthefollowingaspects.1.Innovation.Reformandinnovationhavereleasedthevitalityoftechnologyandthemarket,thisimprovedgovernanceefficiencyandfacilitatedqualitydevelopment.Throughunremittingefforts,China'stransportationtechnologieshavecomethroughastageofcatchingupwithglobalindustryleaders,arenowrunningsidebysidewiththem,andevenleadingtheglobalraceinsomeareas.2.Coordination.Transportationinfrastructureconstructionhasaccomplishedtheleap"fromalinetoaregion"andformulated"abasicnetwork",displayingincreasingcapacitytosupportthecountry’ssocio-economicdevelopment,thecapability,qualityandefficiencyoftransportationserviceshaveseenremarkableimprovements.3.Greenness.TheChinesegovernmentinsistsonecologyfirstandgreendevelopment.Ecologicalcivilizationconstructionisgivenaprominentpositioninproposingtheideasofrespectingandprotectingnature,andgraduallyimprovethedegreeofenvironment-friendliness.TheChinesegovernmentaimstoperfecttransportationpolicy-makingfromtheperspectiveofecologicalcivilization,enhanceinstitutionalguaranteeforgreentransportationdevelopment,andtoupgradegreengovernanceabilities.4.Inclusivedevelopment.Transportationisanimportantwelfareservice.Insomepoverty-strickenareas,buildingonestretchofhighwaymaysufficetohelplocalresidentsopenthedoortoovercomingpovertyandachievingprosperity.Transportationisusedasapovertyalleviationtoolforbuildingamoderatelyprosperoussociety,modernizingagricultureandruralareas,eliminatingbottlenecksimpedingruraltransportationdevelopment,andforprovidingsupporttofarmers’pursuitofprosperity.5.Safety.TheChinesegovernmentfollowsapeople-firstprinciple,wheresafetyisalwaysapriority.Itisbentoncapacitybuildingforsafetygovernanceandguarantee,improvingtransportsafetymechanismsandemergencyresponsesystems,inordertopreventandresolvemajorsafetyrisksinatimelymanner,andtoeffectivelyrespondtovariousdisastersandaccidents.6.Openness.TheChinesegovernmentinsistsonastrategyofopennessfeaturingmutualbenefitsandwin-wincooperation,activelypromotingglobalinter-connectivity,andactivelyparticipatinginglobaltransportgovernance.TheFifthPlenarySessionofthe19thCPCCentralCommitteemadespecificarrangementsandrequirementsforacceleratingtheprocessofbecomingacountrywithastrongtransportationnetwork.Chinesetransportationwillcontinuetobepeople-centeredinitsdevelopmentalthinking,anditwillcreatetop-notchequipment,technology,managementandservicetofacilitatetherealizationofsocialistmodernization.ContributedbyOuyangBin,DirectorofTransportationResearchCenter,ChinaAcademyofTransportationSciences;FengZhenhua,DirectorofGreenTransportationResearchOfficeofTransportationResearchCenter,ChinaAcademyofTransportationSciencesTranslatedbyZhangJunye