A 16.3 km renovated section of Beijing's East Sixth Ring Road opened to traffic on Sunday morning after five years of construction, expected to improve the city's transport network.
The project at the core area of Beijing's sub-center included two segments of 7.1 km in total length to be broadened from four lanes to six lanes and one segment in between of 9.2 km in length to be renovated underground, including a shielding segment of 7.4 km.
For safe operation of the renovated tunnel section, an intelligent monitoring platform was built to track all the vehicles driving through.
The renovation project serves as an important passage connecting Beijing's Shunyi and Daxing districts, the Beijing Capital International Airport and the Beijing Daxing International Airport.
Renovated section of Beijing's ring road opens to traffic
An Algerian expert and a Uruguayan official criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her wrongful remarks that exposed Japan's ambitions for military expansion, which is endangering regional and international order.
At a Diet meeting in early November, Takaichi claimed that the Chinese central authorities' "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan and implied the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait, which drew strong criticism worldwide.
Smail Debeche, president of Algeria-China Friendship Association, said Japan should end its attempts to expand military power as it did during World War II.
"I think the wrongful remarks made by the Japanese side are not in the interests of Japan itself and the Japanese people. It is irrational and illogical to make such statements. After World War II, Japan should have shouldered its corresponding responsibilities and obligations. However, instead of deeply deploring its war past and earnestly apologizing, Japan seems to be trying to expand its military power in the region and display arrogance, much like in the wartime era. This practice must be stopped," said Debeche.
Leonardo Batalla, who is responsible for international relations at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, said he firmly opposes the interference in China's internal affairs. "Japan's remarks are a provocative act. Japan is a defeated country in World War II. Now, its right-wing forces are attempting to revive the ambitions of the militarist era. Such an approach is detrimental to international relations because it interferes in China's internal affairs," said Batalla.
Int'l experts criticize Japanese PM's wrongful remarks for damaging int'l order
