Two Sections of the Lancang River Grand Bridge Built with New Construction Method are Closed on Nov 15, 2016

The Lancang River grand bridge makes it possible for the Dali-Ruili Railway to span the river's gorge. [Photo/ssac.gov.cn]

Two sections of the Lancang River grand bridge built with new construction method are closed on Nov 15, 2016

The two sections of the Lancang River grand bridge, a section of the Dali-Ruili Railway, were closed on Nov 15, 2016.

The bridge closure meant that the railway could cross the river.

The rotation of the closure engineering was the first time a double-time vertical rotation method developed by the company was successfully used in real construction, providing a new technical solution in world bridge construction.

Designed and constructed by China Railway Group Limited, the bridge also set many construction world records. 

Fengyun-3D meteorological satellite is launched on Nov 15, 2017

The Fengyun-3D meteorological satellite was put into orbit on Nov 15, 2017.

Its operation greatly improved China’s capacity in meteorological observation and medium and long-term weather broadcasting, and increased the accuracy of global numerical weather predictions by about three percent and the validity period of the predictions by two to three days.

Primarily developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Fengyun-3D has one of the heaviest payloads of meteorological satellites in the world.

To date, 77 countries and regions receive and use the Fengyun series satellites' data. Its service covers 37 countries and regions participating in the Belt and Road Initiative.

First pipeline of clean energy connecting Xiongan New Area is completed on Nov 15, 2018

The interconnection section of the first phase of China National Offshore Oil Corporation's (CNOOC) Ordos-Huanghua Harbor coal-based natural gas pipeline project was completed on Nov 15, 2018.

A backbone pipeline of China's 13th Five-Year Plan(2016-20), the 413-kilometer pipeline links the CNOOC's Tianjin liquefied natural gas harbor distribution station and the Xiongan New Area. 

As the first main artery of clean energy directly connected to Xiongan New Area, it significantly impacts energy supply in North China, particularly in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

The first trans-South Atlantic intercontinental submarine cable connecting Africa and South America starts operation on Nov 15, 2018

SAIL submarine cable, the first intercontinental direct high-speed cable connecting Africa and South America across the South Atlantic Ocean, was completed and started operation on Nov 15, 2018.

China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd. (China Unicom) participated in the project's investment and construction.

The total length of the cable is about 6,000 kilometers. It has an initial design capacity of 32Tb/s and a transmission delay of about 56 ms.

The Brazil subsidiary of China Unicom and Cameroon Telecommunications (CAMTEL) were responsible for the land-based work in the two countries.

(Executive editor: Wang Ruoting)