China will accelerate the construction of transport infrastructure to facilitate the country's rapid urbanization, a national plan said on Sunday.
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The 2014-2020 urbanization plan unveiled by the State Council, said regular railways will cover cities with more than 200,000 residents by 2020, and high-speed railways will connect those with above 500,000 residents.
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Expressways will link cities with over 200,000 residents, according to the plan.
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China also aims to expand the civil aviation network, covering about 90 percent of the total population.
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The plan said efforts will be made to strengthen connectivity among city clusters and to improve transport services for small cities and towns.Â