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The word "Etihad" in Arabic means "unity". The Etihad railway, the first railway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), runs through all seven emirates of the UAE and connects the UAE with the world. Package 2A of the railway was jointly constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (Middle East). CGTN reporter Hou Jing learned during an interview that this Belt and Road Initiative project also paid special attention to protecting local ecology. Upon completion, this road of "unity" is expected to have an annual transportation volume of 60 million tonnes by 2030.