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Xi opens world’s longest sea bridge – INTERNATIONAL
Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world’s longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began.
- Known as Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge, it spans 55km (34 miles) and connects Hong Kong to Macau and the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai.
- The bridge has cost about $20bn (£15.3bn) and can withstand earthquakes and typhoons, was built using 400,000 tonnes of steel, enough to build 60 Eiffel Towers.
- About 30km of its total length crosses the sea of the Pearl River delta.
