BEIJING - At the end of 2017, bike-sharing services in China had about 221 million users and were estimated to have helped cut carbon emissions by over 6.99 million tonnes, a report said, on Jan 31.

The 41st China Statistical Report on internet Development, released by the China internet Network Information Center, said the sharing economy saw a boom in China last year and the number of bike-share users increased by 115 million in just half a year.

The users cycled over 29.9 billion km in total last year, the report said, adding that using bike-sharing combined with metro services has increased transportation efficiency compared with private vehicles.

The bike-sharing industry has also created over 30,000 jobs in offline operation and maintenance, it said.

The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China published this content on 31 January 2018 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 31 January 2018 10:39:02 UTC.

Original documenthttp://english.gov.cn/news/top_news/2018/01/31/content_281476032040778.htm

Public permalinkhttp://www.publicnow.com/view/58FAF9FE01B4D08E86F884926EA9A4211F33BC4F