BULLETPROOF DEVELOPMENT High-Speed Rail Brings People Together

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BULLETPROOF DEVELOPMENT High-speed rail brings people together

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CONTENTS EDITOR’S DESK 22 Achievements Made, FEATURES 02 Roads to Riches Experiences Shared 36 Right on Schedule China and Laos, a long-standing From poverty elimination to global inspiration THIS WEEK collaborative relationship 38 Managing Strategic Competition The world’s two leading powers must find new COVER STORY 24 A Year of Extraordinaries China-Pakistan friendship goes from ways to move forward 12 The Locomotive of strength to strength Development 40 Wiping Out an Infectious Disease 25 Major-Country Ties and Speeding up innovative prosper- The story behind China’s malaria-free certification Yin-Yang Philosophy ity for the people 44 Letting Off Some E-Steam In bilateral relations, too, dualism Chinese vaping industry headed for a burnout? 16 Hubs for Humans makes a whole Cutting-edge technology offers 26 Breaking Down Stereotypes commuter convenience CULTURE Marxian economist discusses China’s 46 Reviewing the Past rise to global prominence OPINION A Hong Kong exhibition depicts CPC 28 Time to Abandon Cultural developments 20 United by Purpose Chauvinism The advantages of a precision How harmony must outweigh hegemony government EXPAT’S EYE 30 Will B3W Challenge the Belt 21 Setting the Example 48 Sizzling Cultural Heritage and Road Initiative? Dipping into the culinary tradition that is hotpot An American professor on G7’s infrastructure development plan China’s achievements may prove tricky 32 The Objectivity and Authenticity Illusion Absolutely free or independent media, Cover Design: Wang Yajuan, with a castle in the sky photography by Liang Bo 33 China, the FDI Magnet ©2021 Beijing Review, all rights reserved. Foreign investors remain confident

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A News Weekly Magazine Published Since 1958 Roads to Riches At the ceremony marking the centenary stages to expressways and high-speed President: Li Yafang Associate Editor in Chief: Li Jianguo of the Communist Party of China’s railways, China’s transportation lines Associate President: Yan Ying (CPC’s) founding on July 1, Xi Jinping, have connected every urban crossroads Content Director: Liu Yunyun General Secretary of the CPC Central to all corners of the countryside across

Executive Editor: Yan Wei Committee, President of the People’s the nation, and even linked transportation Associate Executive Editors: Zan Jifang, Ding Ying Republic of China, and Chairman of the arteries from the national to the interna- Production Director: Yao Bin Editorial Administrators: Zeng Wenhui, Hou Beibei Central Military Commission, declared tional front. Assistant Executive Editor: Li Fangfang on behalf of the Party and the people that Among them, high-speed railways, Commentator: Lan Xinzhen Editors: Wang Hairong, Li Nan through the continued efforts of the Party exemplified by the Beijing-Shanghai Editorial Consultants: Elsbeth van Paridon, Ryan Perkins and the nation at large, China has real- High-Speed Railway, the country’s Reporters: Tang Yuankai, Wang Jun, Pan Xiaoqiao, Yuan Yuan, Ji Jing, Lu Yan, Wen Qing, Li Qing, Li Xiaoyang, Ma Miaomiao, ized its first centenary goal of building busiest railway line launched 10 years Zhang Shasha, Tao Xing, Tao Zihui Visual Director: Pamela Tobey a moderately prosperous society in all ago, have created a full-fledged Chinese Photo Editor: Wang Xiang respects. miracle. China’s advanced high-speed Photographer: Wei Yao Art: Li Shigong This means that the Chinese nation railway technologies, as well as a net- Design Director: Wang Yajuan has produced a historic resolution to the work crisscrossing the entire country via Chief Designer: Cui Xiaodong Designer: Zhao Boyu problem of absolute poverty in China, eight north-to-south lines and eight east- Proofreading: Ma Xin and is now marching with confident to-west lines, guarantee transportation Human Resources: Zhang Yajie strides toward the CPC’s second cente- efficiency. Legal Counsel: Yue Cheng nary goal of turning China into a great Extensive railway construction will North America Bureau Chief: Yu Shujun modern socialist country. not only directly serve local economic Tel/Fax: 1-201-792-0334 “If you want wealth, build roads development, but also prove a sup- E-mail: [email protected] Africa Bureau first!” This is a conclusion China has porting pillar of the overall setting for Chief Correspondent: Ni Yanshuo Tel: 27-71-6132053 drawn from its ascension from poverty to progress in their respective regions. In E-mail: [email protected] prosperity, namely the improvement of the meantime, an easily accessible and General Editorial Office transport conditions that would facilitate fast-moving transportation system will Tel: 86-10-68996252 Fax: 86-10-68326628 the development of markets and flow of connect the nation’s remote areas with its English Edition commodities, thus stimulating the vital- city clusters, significantly easing the flow Tel: 86-10-68996250 Advertising Department ity of economic and social development. of personnel, materials, industries and Tel: 86-10-68995807 From regular highways in the early technologies. BR E-mail: [email protected] Distribution Department Tel: 86-10-68310644 E-mail: [email protected]

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EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY Screen image taken at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on July 4 shows Chinese astronaut Liu Boming slipping out of the space station core module Tianhe. According to the China Manned Space Agency on July 4, the first extravehicular activities (EVAs) during the construction of the country’s space station were a complete success. The Shenzhou-12 spaceship crew, after approximately seven hours of EVAs, concluded all scheduled tasks. The EVAs tested the performance and function of the new-generation homemade extravehicular mobility units and the coordination between the astronauts and the mechanical arm, as well as the reliability and safety of related EVA supporting equipment.

http://www.bjreview.com JULY 15, 2021 BEIJING REVIEW 3 THIS WEEK SOCIETY XINHUA Whales are under state protection in China. The local government and environmental organizations in Shenzhen have strengthened the management of the local sea area, and a task force was set up on July 2 by the Dapeng New District to monitor and protect whales and dolphins. New Planetarium The Shanghai Astronomy Museum, the world’s largest planetarium in terms of scale, will open on July 17, the planetarium announced on July 5. Covering an area of approximately 58,600 square meters, the museum is located in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Special Area. It is a branch of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. Tests were carried out on Protecting the Environment July 5, while the official website Volunteers clean up the river waters in Lin’an in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, on July 6. The district has and WeChat account of the stepped up its protection of local rivers in recent years by strengthening water quality monitoring and museum have already been dispatching regular patrols and cleaning missions. launched. The museum features an 8K ultra-high definition dome theater and exhibition areas covering various themes. Collections Heritage Conference listed natural heritage sites The Shenzhen municipal include some 70 meteorites and four mixed ones, both fishery department, along with such as those from Moon, Mars The 44th session of the World cultural and natural, said Yan other research institutions in and Vesta, as well as over 120 Heritage Committee of the Chenggao, an official with the China, has been tracking the artifacts. Original works of Isaac United Nations Educational, National Forestry and Grassland whale and recorded the creature Newton, Galileo Galilei and Scientific and Cultural Administration at the press feeding on more than 100 occa- Johannes Kepler will also be on Organization (UNESCO) will take conference. sions, which suggests it is healthy display. place between July 16 and July and active, Chen Binyao, a scien- Technologies such as data 31 in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian Rare Whale tist of the whale’s tracking team visualization, augmented reality, Province, according to a press from Nanjing Normal University, virtual reality and biometrics A whale that has recently ap- conference on July 5. said. have been introduced to help peared in Shenzhen, Guangdong The session will see a total Bryde’s whales, mainly visitors gain a deeper knowledge Province, has been preliminarily of 45 candidate entries to the found in tropical and subtropical of astronomy and science. UNESCO World Heritage List, identified as a Bryde’s whale, waters, are marked by three Vice Minister of Education Tian reported Xinhua News Agency ridges in front of their blowhole, Meteorological Xuejun said. on July 3. a dark grey back and a white or Tian, also Director of the Experts came to the conclu- pink abdomen. Satellite Chinese National Commission sion after analyzing photos and According to Chen, the whale China sent a new meteorological for UNESCO, added that the videos captured by witnesses spotted in Shenzhen is a sub- satellite into planned orbit on session will move online after its since the mammal was first adult with a length of around July 5. opening ceremony. spotted in the Dapeng Bay on 8 meters. It is currently unclear Equipped with 11 remote China currently boasts 14 June 29. why it appeared in the area. payloads, the satellite, Fengyun-

4 BEIJING REVIEW JULY 15, 2021 http://www.bjreview.com THIS WEEK XINHUA 3E (FY-3E), will be the world’s first In cases involving severe meteorological satellite in early crimes, including organized morning orbit for civil service. crime, serious physical violence, It is designed with a lifespan drug-related crime and sexual of eight years and will mainly assault against minors, judicial obtain the atmospheric tem- personnel are asked to adhere perature, humidity, and other to the strictest of standards in meteorological parameters for their consideration of whether numerical prediction applica- leniency can be granted or to tions, improving China’s weather what extent, according to the forecast capacity. document released on July 7. It will also monitor global The document also called snow and ice coverage, sea for the tightened allowance of surface temperature, natural probation for convicts found disasters, and ecology to better guilty of rape, noting that as- respond to climate change and pects of a crime such as means, prevent and mitigate meteoro- consequences and criminal logical disasters. intent, as well as the threat In addition, the satellite will posed to society by a criminal National Celebration monitor the solar and space en- and their demonstration of People take selfies at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing on July 3, vironments and their effects, as repentance, must all be taken against the background of the decorations set up for the ceremony well as ionospheric data to meet into consideration. marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist the needs of space weather fore- Party of China. The ceremony was held here on July 1. casts and supporting services. Social Security China will steadily improve Tougher Sentencing its social security benefits and China’s top court and procurator- other social safety-net programs employees under unified na- aims to create more than 50 mil- ate have asked judicial agencies during the 14th Five-Year Plan tional management and boost the lion new urban jobs, and keep its to adhere to strict standards period (2021-25), according to supplementary pension fund to surveyed urban unemployment when applying lenient penalties a plan released by the Ministry over 4 trillion yuan ($619 billion). rate within 5.5 percent. to severe crimes such as rape of Human Resources and Social Efforts would be made to The country will also move and serious physical violence. Security on June 30. gradually raise the retirement faster to train technicians and The Supreme People’s By 2025, the country’s basic age, and to increase unemploy- skilled workers, improve the Court and the Supreme People’s old-age insurance coverage will ment insurance and work-related income distribution system, Procuratorate have jointly issued reach 95 percent, the plan said. injury insurance coverage to create harmonious and stable a document containing their In the next five years, China 230 million and 280 million, labor relations, and enhance guiding opinions on sentencing plans to establish a basic pen- respectively. public services regarding human for 23 different crime types. sion scheme for enterprise From 2021 to 2025, China resources and social security. XINHUA

Having Fun Children take an after-school class in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on July 5. The after-school program was opened to solve the difficulties for many parents in terms of looking after their children during the summer vacation.

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The plan also outlined major called on banking and financial Circular Economy projects in the following five Culture Businesses institutions to increase financial A resource recycling system years, including the recycling of For-profit businesses in the services to micro, small, and will see its basic establishment traction batteries. culture industry created jobs for medium-sized enterprises, in China by 2025, according more than 1.6 million people in optimize credit products and to a five-year plan released by 2020, statistics from the Ministry services to individual businesses, the National Development and Freight Trains of Culture and Tourism showed. Alataw Pass, a major rail port in and expand service coverage in Reform Commission on July 7. The 208,900 companies inclusive financing, Xinhua News The plan specified that the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous engaging in the industry logged Agency reported on July 5. country’s energy and water Region, handled a record 3,033 annual earnings of 996.7 billion Banking and financial institu- consumption per 10,000 yuan China-Europe freight train trips yuan ($154 billion). Their profits tions should also develop and ($1,540) of GDP will be lowered in the first half of this year, up amounted to 170 billion yuan continue fine-tuning loan prod- by about 13.5 percent and 16 41.07 percent year on year, local ($26 billion), the ministry said in ucts to facilitate the use of funds percent, respectively, by the year customs said. a report. and reduce the overall financing from the 2020 levels. The trains transported 2.28 The COVID-19 pandemic costs for those enterprises, read a Efficiency of resource utiliza- million tons of cargo, up 56.08 caused a year-on-year plummet PBC circular. tion will be greatly improved percent from the same period a of 52.1 percent in domestic tourist The PBC also stressed throughout the five-year period, year earlier. visits and 61.1 percent in revenues that all banking and financial with the circular economy playing Goods from Central Asia from domestic tourism, the institutions should enhance their a bigger role in ensuring resource and Europe on inbound trains report said. pricing capabilities by providing security, read the document. included automobiles and wood The number of top-level differentiated loans. The amount of waste paper materials, and outbound cargo tourist spots increased by 930 and scrap steel utilized is expect- included liquid crystal displays, from the figure in late 2019 to ed to reach 60 million tons and laptop computers and auto parts. Courier Market 13,332 by the end of 2020, it 320 million tons, respectively, by Customs authorities have The postal and courier sector added. the end of the timeframe, while facilitated procedures to allow handled over 50 billion parcels the industrial output value of the the trains to pass through 24 in the first half of the year, ac- resource recycling industry will hours a day. Trains departing Financial Support cording to the State Post Bureau. stand at 5 trillion yuan ($771.6 from the Alataw Pass can reach The People’s Bank of China As of July 4, the sector’s billion). 13 countries. (PBC), the central bank, has business volume had neared

NUMBERS ($1=6.4 yuan) Performance of Chinese Listed Companies (2020) Net profits Net profit growth for listed innovative tech startups Companies listed on the main board Companies listed on the main board The STAR Market, or the Science and Technology Innovation Board, of the Shanghai Stock Exchange of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange of the Shanghai Stock Exchange 3.07 tln yuan Up 38% Up 59% Down 5% 0.74 tln yuan

ChiNext, the startup board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Percentage Percentage Up 43% of companies of companies making profits making profits 90% 83%

6 BEIJING REVIEW JULY 15, 2021 http://www.bjreview.comhttp://www.bjreview.com THIS WEEK the level for the whole of 2018, on year, with a compound an- the new drivers climbed 4.5 per- the bureau said, attributing the nual growth rate of 12.2 percent New Drivers cent in 2020 from the previous fast expansion to the continuous over the past two years, accord- The added value of new indus- year, outpacing GDP growth by growth of the economy, in- ing to the Ministry of Industry tries, new business formats and 1.5 percentage points, the NBS new business models, dubbed creased consumption promotion and Information Technology said. the “three new” economy, con- and the improvement of services (MIIT). tributed 17.08 percent of China’s in the countryside. About 30 The export delivery value of GDP last year, up 0.7 percentage Digital Ambition percent of the parcels handled major enterprises in the sector point from the previous year, Zhejiang Province has set a goal this year were sent to rural areas rose 21.3 percent year on year in the National Bureau of Statistics of bringing the value added of as service accessibility continued the January-May period, while (NBS) said on July 6. its digital economy to about 60 to expand at the village level. fixed assets investment in the A new industry emerges on percent of its GDP by 2025. In the second quarter, the sector went up 27.6 percent from the basis of the application of According to its 14th Five- sector’s monthly business a year earlier. new scientific and technological Year Plan on the development volume was around 10 billion MIIT data also showed that achievements and new technolo- of the sector, industrial chains parcels, demonstrating the the operating revenue of major gies to forge a certain scale of and clusters of digital security, resilience, vitality and growth electronic information manufac- new economic activities. A integrated circuits, and high-end potential of the express delivery turers soared 31.2 percent year on new business format involves software will be constructed by market, according to the bureau. year to 4.06 trillion yuan ($628 new links, new chains and new 2025, with the number of patents At present, around 300 mil- billion) in the first four months, activity forms derived from in the digital economy reaching lion parcels are delivered daily while their combined profits in existing industries and fields. A 80,000. on average, serving around 600 the period totaled 193.5 billion new business model is created Zhejiang also aims to in- million customers. yuan ($29.9 billion), surging 86.2 through the integration and reor- crease its total volume of imports percent year on year. ganization of various elements of and exports in digital trade to 1 Fast Expansion In May alone, China’s enterprise operation to achieve trillion yuan ($154.5 billion). The added value of electronic smartphone output climbed the goal of customer value and In 2020, the value added information manufacturers with 9.6 percent year on year to 100 sustainable profit, forging an ef- of the digital economy of the annual operating revenues of at million units, while the output ficient and competitive business province reached 3.02 trillion least 20 million yuan ($3.1 mil- of personal computers rose 10.8 operation mode. yuan ($467.2 billion), accounting lion) jumped 21.5 percent year percent to 36.14 million units. Calculated at current prices, for 46.8 percent of its GDP.

Listed companies’ investment in R&D Non-financial companies listed on the main Companies listed on the STAR Non-financial enterprises listed on the There were 66 board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange Market Shenzhen Stock Exchange companies with R&D investment exceeding

38.42 bln yuan 1 bln yuan 540 bln yuan Up 22.61% 444.48 bln yuan y.o.y. and 5 exceeding 8 bln yuan

There were 15 STAR Market companies with R&D Up 10.8% Up 16% investment exceeding y.o.y. y.o.y. 500 mln yuan

(Source: People's Daily) http://www.bjreview.com JULY 15, 2021 BEIJING REVIEW 7 THIS WEEK WORLD XINHUA   EGYPT ISRAEL The Ever Given container ship sails on the President Isaac Herzog (left) is Suez Canal on July 7. The Suez Canal sworn in at the Israeli Knesset in Authority released the vessel, which Jerusalem on July 7 blocked the waterway for nearly a week back in March, after signing a settlement contract with its owner XINHUA  PHILIPPINES Rescuers clear the crash site of a military plane in Sulu Province on July 4. Fifty people were killed in the accident XINHUA

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SRI LANKA A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a walk-in community vaccination center in Colombo on July 5 XINHUA XINHUA XINHUA  HAITI An investigator takes photos near President Jovenel Moise’s home in Port-au-Prince on July 7. An armed commando assassinated Moise in his residence earlier that day

 AFGHANISTAN The Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province on July 2. All U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan have evacuated their largest coalition base, handing it over to the Afghan government troops

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 ASTEROID NAMED AFTER CHINESE PALEONTOLOGIST

An asteroid has been named after Chinese paleontologist Zhang Miman (also known as Meemann Chang), with the approval from the Minor Planet Center under the patronage of the International Astronomical Union for her pioneering work in life sciences on July 2. Zhang, born in 1936, is a Chinese paleontologist at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). She became the first woman to become head of IVPP in 1983. Over the past 50 years, Zhang’s research has contributed significantly to the people’s understanding of the evolution of species on Earth. In 1991, she was selected as an academician of the CAS, and was elected to the position of Foreign Member to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 2011. Zhang was recognized by UNESCO and the L’Oréal Foundation as one of five outstanding female scientists from around the world in 2018.

Rule of Creation Beijing Youth Daily low market acceptance. But the storyline today has evolved along with high aesthetic July 5 value and product quality. Also, their influ- The Rebel, a TV series about part of the his- ence has stretched well beyond traditional A Society With Privacy tory of the Communist Party of China, has viewership, namely the middle-aged and Lifeweek wrapped up with a near-perfect ending. Since senior clusters, reaching younger audiences. June 21 its release in June, the series has received sol- For instance, The Awakening Age, hom- The Standing Committee of the National id feedback, resulting in yet another hit show. ing in on how Chinese intellectuals and People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, The series aims to promote mainstream cul- college students fought against imperialism adopted a law on data security, as it wrapped ture, enhancing social collective values and and feudalism from 1915 to 1921, has be- up a session on June 10. Taking effect on encouraging people to create a positive and come a hot hashtag among young people on September 1, it hopes to establish a compre- healthy spiritual life. social platforms. The director of the hit series hensive legal framework of information and In the past, TV dramas focused on seri- said today’s youth no longer evaluates work data security in China, jointly with the coun- ous topics, such as historical events and social according to its subject but based on its script, try’s cybersecurity law and an act on personal development, usually faced difficulties and production and creative sincerity.

“Framing the problem of geopolitical “Ultimately, there is no Brexit prosperity competition with China as an excuse without China. For the time being, to make us more closed will only shoot London recognizes that China remains its ourselves in the foot.” largest potential market worldwide for Mary Gallagher, Director of the Center for Chinese Studies exports and a critical source of at the University of Michigan, as quoted by the South China Morning Post in commenting on the heightened U.S. scrutiny foreign investment.” on scientists of Chinese origin, on July 3 Tom Fowdy, a British political and international relations analyst, in an article on CGTN, on July 7

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The Last Lesson Apart from this university, many colleges information protection in the legislative Guancha.gmw.cn have forged a tradition that invites staff serv- process. July 2 Since 2006, we have been conducting ing students, such as chefs, security guards nationwide surveys on the sense of public “Dear students, it is time to say goodbye... and dormitory administrators, to attend safety every year or two, Wang Junxiu from Being down-to-earth, you will create value graduation and witness one of the soon-to-be the Institute of Sociology of the Chinese for society at any post.” That is part in the alumni’s most significant moments. Academy of Social Sciences said. “Results speech delivered by Li Qian, a waitress in the A solemn farewell, graduation is the last show that their sense of security about per- canteen at Huazhong Agricultural University lesson students learn from their universities. sonal information and privacy has been going in Wuhan, Hubei Province. She was one Compared to leading figures in various indus- down,” the expert on social psychology said. of the guests participating in the graduation tries, who can share their experiences, those The law on data security also forces the ceremony. working on campus can teach young people public to think to which extent we can share “No matter how busy you are working to accept being ordinary, which is the norm our personal information as individuals, ac- or studying, you should remember to eat on of life. Additionally, it is conducive to help cording to Wang. time,” she said. Her words moved many stu- them establish a healthy career outlook—all The decline in a sense of security among dents about to leave campus. occupations are equal. the public goes hand in hand with the fre-  quent network fraud and data leakage that PLA COMMANDER RECEIVES HIGHEST MILITARY RANK have come along with Internet development. Four senior military officers have been promoted to the rank of general, the highest However, a huge amount of data is submitted rank for officers in active service in China. Xi Jinping, Chairman of the Central Military by Internet users themselves. For example, Commission (CMC), presented certificates of the orders he signed to them at a ceremony when netizens browse the Web, their records held by the CMC in Beijing on July 5. are sent to enterprises for business analysis. Liu Zhenli, Commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Ground Force, is Wang noticed that people’s worries are more one of them. With this promotion, Liu will become the youngest general to serve in the concentrated on companies sharing that infor- PLA. mation with other institutes and authorities. Liu, born in 1964, enlisted in the PLA in September 1983. Fang Xing, a well-known expert on data The other three senior military officers being promoted are security, thinks that the majority of private Commander of the Southern Theater Command of the PLA Wang data leaks occurs during business activities. Xiubin, Commander of the PLA’s Western Theater Command “You must inform users that you are collect- Xu Qiling and Commander of the PLA Strategic Support Force Ju ing data and what they are used for.” Qiansheng.

“A truly liberal order would be “The CPC has proven that the more inclusive and take into attainment of political power is primarily consideration the values and interests meant for bringing about a of non-Western societies beyond transformation in people’s livelihood Washington’s circle of and ensuring the people’s principal like-minded partners.” status as masters of the country.” Wang Jisi, President of the Institute of International and Imran Khan, Pakistani Prime Minister, addressing the Strategic Studies at Peking University, in an article featured Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Political Parties on China Daily, on July 5 Summit, on July 6

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COVER STORY hree drones circled the Jinan Yellow River Bridge on June 23 in Jinan, capital of TShandong Province, inspecting the THE segment of the Beijing-Shanghai High- Speed Railway (BSHSR) passing through the city. “New technologies such as 5G, big LOCOMOTIVE OF data, BeiDou navigation and satellite remote sensing are applied in operation management,” Yang Huaizhi, director of the department for equipment DEVELOPMENT safety at Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed High-speed railways provide more than a means Railway Co. Ltd. (BSHSR Co.), told Beijing Review. of transportation By Tao Xing The instruments on the drone scanned the bridge’s piers, which are

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