The current issue of the Economist contains an informative article Rushing on by road, rail and air that lays out the huge growth in China's infrastructure. Reading the article adds to our knowledge of the huge effect of China's growth upon its human population.
The eye-opener, for me, was the last paragraph which mentions China's plan for building an express highway from Beijing to Taipei in Taiwan to be completed by 2030. It does not mention either an agreement will be reached with Taiwan or how it will traverse the 150 km Taiwan Strait.
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Norman
As I have found in our readings so far, China is not known for their planning :)
Angie
Hi Norman:
Excellent article! I think it's pretty obvious, based on the last paragraph, what China's views on reunification are. To the, it's a done deal. Unfortunately, the entire world could pay a big price to see those plans become reality if war breaks out.
Susan
One would think that China and Taiwan should resolve their independence/reunification differences before building bridges across the water.
A bridge across the Taiwan Strait? That would be an incredible engineering (not to mention, political) feat! Perhaps, it would swing through the Penghu Island to make room for a truck stop?
Jamie
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