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      "definition": "Number of passengers carried by air in the region during the calendar year. Sources count either travellers (IATA) or passengers per flight stage (ICAO, Eurostat, CAAC); see each record's source quote."
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      "code": "CN",
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      "document_title": "China's 2024 air passenger traffic hits record high",
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      "quote": "China's civil aviation sector maintained steady operations in 2024, with the number of air passenger trips made last year estimated at a record 730 million, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said at a press conference on Friday.",
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      "apa": "Civil Aviation Administration of China (via State Council Information Office). (2025). China's 2024 air passenger traffic hits record high. Retrieved September 14, 2026, from https://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2025-01/03/content_117644934.htm. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_Z7A986N9SANTW6ZFNY45WXGRHW",
      "bibtex": "@misc{caac2025airlinewxgrhw,\n  author       = {{Civil Aviation Administration of China (via State Council Information Office)}},\n  title        = {China's 2024 air passenger traffic hits record high},\n  year         = {2025},\n  howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org},\n  url          = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_Z7A986N9SANTW6ZFNY45WXGRHW},\n  note         = {Original source: https://www.china.org.cn/china/Off\\_the\\_Wire/2025-01/03/content\\_117644934.htm. Accessed September 14, 2026.}\n}"
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