The New San Francisco Bay Bridge Constructed by CCCC Opened to Traffic on Sept 3, 2013

The new San Francisco Bay Bridge built by Chinese central SOE CCCC opens to traffic on Sept 3, 2013. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

The new San Francisco Bay Bridge constructed by CCCC opened to traffic on Sept 3, 2013

The new steel-structured San Francisco Bay Bridge, constructed by China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC), was officially opened to traffic on Sept 3, 2013.

Located in the San Francisco Bay Area on the west coast of the United States, the new Bay Bridge is a single-tower self-anchored seismic suspension cable steel bridge with the highest technical complexity and the largest span among similar steel structure bridges around the world.

The bridge has a total length of 2.88 kilometers and a dual-way 12-lane road that can withstand an earthquake of magnitude 8.

CCCC used 45,000 tons of steel in what was the first undertaking by a Chinese company in world-class bridge manufacturing, signaling that China's SOEs had reached an international advanced level in the manufacturing of large steel bridges.

Military equipment developed by central SOEs participate in China's V-Day Military Parade on Sept 3, 2015

The parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II (WWII) and the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression was held on Sept 3, 2015.

The central state-owned enterprises that involved in the development of the military equipment shown in the parade included China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), China Aerospace Science & Industry Corp (CASIC), Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd (AVIC), China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO GROUP) and China South Industries Group Corporation (CSGC).

This military parade was the first held on a day other than national day since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and also the first international military parade to invite foreign military observers.

The military parade enriched the international community's understanding of WWII and demonstrated China's firm stance and determination to maintain world peace.

Pipe jacking machine with the world's largest rectangular cross section commissioned on Sept 3, 2016

The "Kai Tuo", pipe jacking machine with the world’s largest rectangular cross section, independently developed by China Railway Group Limited (CREC), was commissioned on Sept 3, 2016.

The excavation section of the pipe jacking machine has a width of 10.42 meters and a height of 7.57 meters, covering 95 percent of the excavation area. Small-scale excavation may be adopted to reduce surface subsidence.

Its successful application marked that China's R&D and manufacturing of large pipe jacking machines had reached the world-advanced level.

(Executive editor: Zhang Tianyuan)