A joint partnership to build the China-Russia Tongjiang Rail Bridge

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The first railway bridge to cross the border between China and Russia, China-Russia Tongjiang Rail Bridge is set to open to traffic in June next year, as the two BRICS nations seek to increase cooperation during the upcoming BRICS Summit, which will be held in the city of Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province next month.

Joint infrastructure projects have historically been good ways to pull nations together. The BRICS nations differ in many ways. Language, culture, history, and geography separate the five member countries. But one thing all BRICS have in common is the desire to improve their infrastructures. Even a comparatively simple project, the building of a bridge, can have huge ramifications.

The construction site /CGTN Photo

In the 1950s China and Russia cooperated to build railroads. Sixty years later, they are doing it again. Although the construction methods have changed, cooperation is the key.The project will take three years to complete. When it is done, the tracks will connect to the Russian Trans-Siberian railroad.

China-Russia Tongjiang Rail Bridge /CGTN Photo

China-Russia Tongjiang Rail Bridge will connect Tongjiang City, Heilongjiang Province to Nizhneleninskoye (Нижнеле́нинское) in Russia.

The total length of this bridge is 2,280 meters and the capacity will reach 2,000-2,500 million tons per year.

The bridge will finally connect Russia and China. /CGTN Photo

The bridge is one of the most important infrastructure projects to promote the implementation of the "construction of the Mongolian economic corridor planning."

The greatest geographical advantage will be seen with the completion of the bridge. It is expected to increase the flow of people, capital, technology and information between the two countries, benefiting both economies.

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