China's transport sector grew steadily in the first seven months of 2025, with both freight volumes and passenger flows rising and investment in infrastructure remaining strong, the Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday. From January to July, Chinese ports handled 10.44 billion tons, or 200 million containers, of cargo, up 4.4 percent and 6.2 percent year on year respectively, Li Ying, a spokeswoman for the ministry, told a press conference in Beijing. In July alone, port throughput nationwide reached 1.54 billion tons of cargo, a year-on-year growth of 6.9 percent. The throughput of cargo for domestic trade and foreign trade rose by 7.6 percent and 5.5 percent year on year respectively, according to Li. Meanwhile, construction of China's major transport projects made steady progress in the seven months, with the total fixed-asset investment in the sector reaching 1.95 trillion yuan (about 272.6 billion U.S. dollars), Li added. In July, fixed-asset investment in the transport sector hit 306.1 billion yuan (about 43.05 billion U.S. dollars), with investment in railways accounting for 77.1 billion yuan, highways accounting for 200.5 billion yuan, waterways attracting 17.3 billion yuan of investment, and civil aviation investment standing at 11.2 billion yuan for the month, Li said. Shotlist: Beijing, China - Aug 27, 2025: FILE: Hunan Province, central China - Date Unknown 1. Aerial shot of rail freight hub; 2. Gantry cranes moving; 3. Various of containers being moved; 4. Aerial shot of freight train moving; FILE: Zhejiang Province, east China - Date Unknown 5. Aerial shots of port; Beijing, China - Aug 27, 2025 6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Li Ying, spokeswoman, Ministry of Transport (partially overlaid with shots 7-8): "In July, the transport sector maintained a steady upward momentum, with freight volumes and passenger flows growing steadily. Overall, the sector handled 33 billion tons of freight from January to July, up 3.8 percent year on year. A total of 39.46 billion cross-regional passenger trips were recorded, up 3.9 percent year on year."; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Qingdao City, Shandong Province, east China - Date Unknown 7. Aerial shots of cargo ships at port; FILE: Tianjin Municipality, north China - Date Unknown 8. Aerial shot of port facilities; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Sichuan Province, southwest China - Date Unknown 9. Aerial shots of high-speed railway under construction; FILE: Hubei Province, central China - Date Unknown 10. Aerial shot of construction site of high-speed railway; 11. Aerial shot of high-speed railway tracks, tunnels; FILE: Shandong Province, east China - Date Unknown 12. Various of highway bridge under construction. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]