China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Friday published 15 measures to further support the large-scale development of the western region in the new era.
The new measures focus on the construction of open ports in the western region, supporting the opening or expansion of ports in areas that have needs and meet certain criteria, and promoting the construction of smart ports.
Innovative facilitation measures should be explored for river-sea and rail-sea intermodal transportation, supporting the high-quality development of multimodal transport, according to the GAC.
Support will also be provided for the construction of international aviation hubs Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Xi'an, and Urumqi among others.
Additionally, reforms such as the integration of comprehensive bonded zones and ports will be explored in the western region.
The newly introduced measures focus on promoting the development of characteristic and advantageous industries in the western region, while building up new quality productive forces in line with local conditions.
Chinese Customs issues new measures to promote development of western region
Chinese Customs issues new measures to promote development of western region
The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 45,854, with 109,139 others injured, the Gaza-based health ministry said in a statement on Monday.
In the past 24 hours alone, at least 48 people have been killed and 75 injured in the enclave, according to the statement.
At least 19 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, while an infant died due to severe cold weather on Monday, according to Palestinian sources.
The Al-Awda Hospital said in a press statement that 40 people, most of them children, were injured after an Israeli drone dropped an explosive bomb in the yard of a school housing displaced people west of the al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza.
The Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, said in a statement that seven people, including two children, were killed by Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling on neighboring Rafah City.
Meanwhile, the Gaza-based health authorities said in a press statement that a 35-day-old infant Youssef Kalloub froze to death on Monday.
In a statement, the Hamas-run Gaza government media office warned that the number is likely to rise due to the harsh conditions experienced by displaced people in Gaza.
It urged the international community to compel Israel to stop the war and end its "serious repercussions," while calling on Arab countries to offer more humanitarian aid to the enclave amidst cold weather and lack of shelter.
Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza rises to 45,854
