Hutong Economics: This Old House
Evan Osnos’ latest Letter from China in The New Yorker explains the often short-term thinking behind much of China’s development, in contrast with the long view often discerned behind some grander projects. In his...
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Tunnel Linking Last County to Highway System Complete
Xinhua reports from Tibet on the completion of a tunnel to the last remaining county still to be linked to the national highway system: Teams from the two ends of the tunnel, part of a planned highway that will link Metok to the...
Major Highway Reopened in China
After painstaking endeavors, the main north-south highway reopened in China, but heavy fog weather in southern part of China still added heavy workload and difficulties on transportations. From AP via International Herald...
China Plans Highway On Mount Everest – AP
Now, this highway is really going high. From AP: China will build a $20 million blacktop highway on Mount Everest as part of the route for the Olympic torch relay, state media reported Tuesday. Xinhua News Agency said the construction would turn a rough, 67-mile road stretching from the foot of the mountain to a […]
Photo Series: Magical Highways in China
From Wenxuecity:
A glimpse of Beijing highways…
Via Jason Li of Virtual China blog.
David Murphy: From Xi’an to Rotterdam?
From TCS: Tech Central Station: If you thought reviving the Silk Road was a job for the World Tourism Organisation you would be right. At least until recently. This lesser known WTO has been peddling the idea of a continuous overland link between China and Europe for more than a decade; but now the WTO’s […]
A well-kept secret: China’s quality highways
From The Detroit News: “When it comes to infrastructure, China always thinks big. Look no further than the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square or giant man-made canals to appreciate the nation’s proclivity for massive public works. Today, China’s number one public works project is building new roads. First-time visitors find themselves awestruck by the quality and […]
Total mileage of China’s freeway ranks 2nd in the world
“Starting from scratch, China’s expressway has topped 30,000 km after an endeavor of over ten years’ construction, and the total mileage now ranks the second in the world, said the officials from Ministry of Communications (MOC) on 27 October. ” Read this report on People’s Daily here.
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