China will take further steps to boost international airfreight capacity to stabilize supply chains, the State Council's executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday.

"With the (COVID-19) pandemic rampaging across the world and air passenger services dwindling worldwide due to the outbreak, cargo volume carried by passenger planes has plummeted and shipping costs have risen significantly," Li said.

"In the course of the outbreak response, weak links in our air transport capacity have been exposed. We must facilitate both international and domestic air transport services and keep up our international airfreight capacity to avert potential shocks to supply chains and facilitate resumption of business operations," he said.

Lub rooj sib tham hu ua rau muaj zog thoob ntiaj teb kev sib koom tes kom thoob ntiaj teb qhia me nyuam thiab lwm yam airfreight cov kev pab cuam li thiab running. Txoj cai kev pab txhawb nqa yuav tsum muab rau thoob ntiaj teb cargo flights thaum lub sij hawm lub phaum. Airfreight muaj yuav tau muab kev pab txhawb nqa los nthuav lawv fleets nqa nyob rau hauv ntau cargo dav hlau los ntawm daim ntawv xauj tsev los yog purchase.

Lub luag hauj lwm ntawm lub lag luam yuav tau siab harnessed thiab tag nrho cov airfreight tuam txhab uas muag yuav tau txais vaj huam sib pab txhawb nqa tsis hais ntawm cov tswv cuab hom. Lub merger thiab es rov ntawm airfreight thiab logistics npe yuav txhawb, thiab qhia tus me nyuam tuam txhab uas muag yuav tsum txaus siab nyob rau hauv expanding cua cov kev pab thiab txawv teb chaws ua hauj lwm.

"We must plan ahead and harness the initiative of logistics firms in developing an international air transport network," Li said.

Lub rooj sib tham hais tias ntxiv dag zog rau tes hauj lwm ntawm huab cua cargo hubs. Txwv tsis pub rau lub sij hawm slots rau cargo flights yuav raug rho tawm ntawm tshav dav hlau nrog muaj zog cargo-kov peev xwm.

Qhov twg tej yam kev mob cia, thoob ntiaj teb hub tshav dav hlau nyob rau hauv Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei xeev, lub Yangtze dej Delta, Guangdong xeev, Hong Kong, Macao, Chengdu, Sichuan xeev thiab Chongqing yuav muab 24/7 kev lis kev cai clearance cov kev pab thiab txhim kho efficiency nyob rau hauv kev ruaj ntseg cov tshev mis thiab clearance dab.

"The manufacturing sector has been the first to resume operations, and experience has been gained in this process. The major challenge is clogged supply chains. To date, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises have yet to resume full-capacity production, and this has affected the entire industry chain. It is thus critical that all supportive policies for smaller firms be promptly and fully delivered," Li said.

Lub rooj sib tham yuav tsum harmonizing airfreight kev tswj qhov kev, simplifying ntaub ntawv uas yuav tsum tau thiab txhawb paperless tuav cov txheej txheem. Platforms rau logistics ntaub ntawv sib koom yuav tsum tau tsim los pab airlines, koj cov kev pab thiab nthuav qhia tus me nyuam tuam txhab uas muag.