The first segment of the steel tower for Wanlong Grand Bridge in south China, the world's largest-span self-anchored suspension bridge, was successfully erected Friday, marking the bridge's construction officially entering the steel tower structure installation phase.
The milestone work also validated the feasibility of key technologies in the project, including construction of steel-concrete composite structures and the hoisting of large-tonnage components.
Located in Nansha District in Guangzhou, capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, the bridge has a length of 5,146 meters, with a main bridge of 1,150 meters and a main span of 608 meters.
Upon completion, it will connect the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Channel, the Nansha-Zhongshan Expressway, and the Longxue Island port area, forming a "golden logistics corridor" for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
World's largest-span self-anchored suspension bridge to enter steel structure installation phase
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran that was set to expire on Wednesday night (midnight GMT Tuesday).
"Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The U.S. president said he will "extend the ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other."
The U.S. military will continue the blockade against Iran and "remain ready and able," according to Trump.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X Tuesday that the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports is "an act of war and thus a violation of the ceasefire" and attacking Iranian merchant ships and detaining their crew members were even more serious violations.
"Iran knows how to neutralize restrictions, how to defend its interests, and how to resist bullying," Araghchi wrote in his post.
Mehdi Mohammadi, an advisor to Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, also said the U.S. blockade must be met with a military response, dismissing Trump's ceasefire extension announcement as "meaningless".
"Extending the ceasefire by Trump has no meaning. The losing side cannot dictate terms. Continuing the blockade is no different from bombing and must be met with a military response. Moreover, any extension of the ceasefire by Trump is certainly a way to buy time for a surprise attack. Now is the time for Iran to take the initiative," Mohammadi posted on X.
Trump extends ceasefire; Iran vows military response to naval blockade
