BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) - Some 109,000 tonnes of anti-pandemic products 【小题1】(send) to Europe through the China-Europe freight train service by the end of July, an official said Thursday.

While sea and air transportation were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the train service 【小题2】(effective) guaranteed the stability of international 【小题3】(industry) and supply chains, Xu Jianping, an official of the National Development and Reform Commission.

The China-Europe freight train service began operations in 2011 and 【小题4】(witness) booming development in particular since the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative. Total annual train trips surged from 1,702 in 2016 【小题5】15,183 last year.

With 82 routes 【小题6】(reach) Europe, the trains now reach 196 cities in 24 European countries, transporting more than 50,000 types of goods including IT products, automobiles and parts, clothes, grain, wines, coffee beans, and timber.

The train service built a new logistics channel between Asia and Europe 【小题7】operates around the clock, has a large carrying capacity, and is green, low-carbon and safe.

The train service improved regional opening-up, expanded economic and trade exchanges and deepened international industrial capacity 【小题8】(cooperate).

The 【小题9】(late) data showed the number of train trips in July increased by 11 percent year on year to hit 【小题10】record 1,517, with shipments of 149,000 20-foot equivalent units of goods.

Recent months have seen a return of bikes across China, with an increasing number of people   【小题1】 (choose) cycling instead of driving to schools, to workplaces or to go sightseeing. The introduction of bike­sharing programs has brought the trend to a new level.

The bikes 【小题2】 (equip) with GPS and can be left anywhere in public for the next user. They're popular among many Chinese people as they provide【小题3】effective solution in places 【小题4】 it's difficult to change from one kind of transport to another. Bike­sharing is a 【小题5】(green) method of transportation and 【小题6】 (provide) a more friendly experience.

However, the programs have also led to problems such as 【小题7】 (legal) parking, deliberate (蓄意的) damage and theft. To deal with these problems, the company came up with the idea of encouraging people 【小题8】 (return) the bikes to stations 【小题9】 rewarding free time for their next rides. Now, Chinese service operators are also trying to address these problems, too. For example, Mobike sets a 100­point credit score for each user, with 【小题10】(point) taken in case of bad behaviour. Once a score drops below 80, the bike rental is increased to 100 yuan per 30 minutes, up from 0.5～1 yuan.

On Oct 14, 2023, Yongchuan District of Chongqing attracted professionals and academics from across the country to engage in discussions 【小题1】 green design and rural vitalization.

As an example of green design and development, Yongchuan District has been the first to offer a 【小题2】 (full) driverless robotaxi commercial service to the public. There are dozens of pickup stations across the district 【小题3】 (cover) commercial centers, schools and residential areas. Passengers place 【小题4】 order on an app and then move to the nearest pickup station.

In just a few minutes, a white vehicle attached a plate, declaring it “self-driving”, pulls over at the station. Passengers 【小题5】 (require) to enter the last four numbers of 【小题6】 (they) mobile phone number on the digital screen to access the vehicle. Once passengers take the seats, safety 【小题7】 (instruction) will be read and the car won’t start until passengers put the seat belts on.

While self-driving cars shuttle passengers back and forth through the district, giving off an atmosphere of science fiction, Songji ancient town, which has a history of more than 2,000 years, 【小题8】 (lie) just 40 kilometers away. In recent years, the local government has set up a tourism development management team to protect Songji’s history and culture, and prevent it from over commercialization.

Yongchuan, 【小题9】 modernity and heritage coexist, offers valuable insights for the development of other small towns. The city planners have demonstrated that it is possible 【小题10】 (preserve) cultural heritage while embracing technological advancement.