Two things have disrupted China’s cross-border freight movement: the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) pandemic prevention and control measures and the Russia-Ukraine war. The latest data shows that in the first four months of this year, the number of inbound and outbound freight vehicles was half what it was during the same period last year. The number of inbound and outbound freight trucks dropped by nearly 60 percent.
According to data released by the Chinese Customs on May 9, from January to April, China’s inbound and outbound freight vehicles, including cars, trains, ships, and planes, totaled nearly 3.76 million, which is 50.7 percent lower than last year. In April, the total number of inbound and outbound freight vehicles (cars, ships, and planes) in China was 876,000 vehicles, a year-on-year decrease of 43 percent….