The China Report
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Chinese Infrastructure Projects
33 giant Chinese infrastructure projects that are reshaping the world
12-08-2016
Big things are happening in the world's most populous country
A huge change is underway in China.
Over the next 10 years, the country plans to move 250 million people - the equivalent of Indonesia's entire population - into the country's rapidly-growing megacities.
To accommodate that enormous migration, the country has invested billions of dollars in massive infrastructure projects. Some are already complete, while others are still in the works.
From highways that span the continent, to the largest wind power base in the world, to enormous airports, to new cities in the desert, China is showing what it really means to do big things.
$35 BILLION: The Beijing Shanghai High Speed Railway is the world's longest high-speed rail project to have been constructed in a single phase.
$322 BILLION: By 2030, China plans to combine 42 million people from a nine-city region into one giant megacity in the Pearl River Delta.
The population is expected to hit 80 million by the time construction ends.
Asian Highways Network
$43 BILLION: China is one out of 32 countries that signed an agreement for the construction of the Asian Highways Network, which will span the continent and reach Europe.
“Silk Road”
$6.5 BILLION: China is one of several countries that have signed a contract to re-construct the ancient “Silk Road” that links China and India to Europe.
$12 BILLION: The Hainan Wenchang Space Center launch project was completed in 2014. It's uniquely positioned to launch a spacecraft that will stay in orbit.
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Russian Super Highway
Could Connect London to New York!
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Russia has unveiled ambitious plans to build a superhighway that, in theory, could make it possible to drive from London on one end to New York on the other.
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Pneumatic Trains
Russia Green Lights $65 Billion
Siberia-Alaska Rail
by Andrew Michler
In what could certainly be one of the boldest infrastructure developments ever announced, the Russian Government has given the go-ahead to build a transcontinental railway linking Siberia with North America.
The massive undertaking would traverse the Bering Strait with the world’s longest tunnel – a project twice the length of the Chunnel between England and France.
The $65 billion project aims to feed North America with raw goods from the Siberian interior and beyond, but it could also provide a key link to developing a robust renewable energy transmission corridor that feeds wind and tidal power across vast distances while linking a railway network across 3/4 of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Telescope
$110 MILLION: The Pingtang telescope was finally turned on in September 2016, and is now the world's second-largest radio telescope.
Its dish measures 1,640 feet across.
$473 MILLION: The Qinling Tunnel is the longest highway tunnel in China, measuring more than 11 miles underneath Zhongnan Mountain.
$532 MILLION: The Hainan power grid project will get a second underwater cable that runs between the southern island of Hainan to mainland China. It's slated to be completed in 2017.
$1.7 BILLION: The Nanjing Metro was completed in 2005 and is used by roughly 2 million people a day — that's 717 million people a year.
$2.12 BILLION: The Wuhan Railway Station serves some of the world's fastest trains, which sail along at 186 mph.
Nuclear Power Plant
$2.2 BILLION: The Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant, Phase 2 was added to the original Qinshan plant in 2011.
It has the most nuclear reactors of any site in the world.
$3.5 BILLION: The Beijing Capital International Airport is the largest single construction project in China and the sixth-largest building in the world.
$6.3 BILLION: The Beijing South Railway Station is the city's largest station and one of the largest in all of Asia.
Deep Water Port Project
$12 BILLION: The Shanghai Yangshan Deep Water Port Project is an ongoing construction project that aims to handle the largest container ships in the world by 2024. By 2015 it was already transporting 36.5 million shipping containers.
Harbin Dalian RR
The World's first alpine high-speed railway
$14 BILLION: The Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway is the world's first alpine high-speed railway that can operate at low temperatures.
$16 BILLION: The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is the world's longest cross-sea bridge, stretching nearly 26 miles — almost the length of a marathon.
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Trump picks Iowa Gov.
Terry Branstad — a ‘friend’ of China’s leader — as Beijing ambassador
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Terry Branstad, the long-serving Republican governor of Iowa, to serve as ambassador to China, a transition official confirmed Wednesday.
Branstad has extensive ties to China and a personal friendship with Chinese President Xi Jinping that dates back decades.
If confirmed, the move could go some way to reassure China’s leadership that Trump understands the importance of healthy relations with Beijing.
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China's Banks
Are Hiding More Than $2 Trillion in Loans
First Day Of Trading for 2015 On The Floor Of The NYSE As U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise After S&P 500's December Decline
Dow soars 300 points as post-election rally rolls on
In 2014, the Chinese city of Haimen on the mouth of the Yangtze River set out to build a large apartment complex and turned to Bank of Nanjing Co. for about $29 million in financing.
The bank was happy to oblige but it didn’t call the money a loan, according to people familiar with the matter.
It was added to Bank of Nanjing’s balance sheet as an “investment receivable,” a loosely regulated category of assets that allows bank officials to set aside little or nothing for potential losses.
Bank officials aren’t shy about the accounting sleight of hand, which is rampant across China.
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Making cities smarter without breaking the bank
"The engineer's challenge is integrating all of these devices using common communication links, ubiquitous GPS technology, algorithms that make sense of the data collected, and central repositories for relevant data," writes Gale Morrison.
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News covering Smart Cities
IoT and the Connected World
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Anchorage slated to upgrade ...
Pedestrian safety ...
Anchorage Bike cops return to downtown ...
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In step toward proactive policing ...
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Alaska literacy program
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Bethel 11th-grader invited to attend Congress ...
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Bill Walker
Just before the 2014 gubernatorial election, in a memorable debate with challenger Bill Walker, Gov. Sean Parnell used the words "today's oil price" and said Alaska would be OK because petroleum was about $90 a barrel, down from $113 four months ...
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Smart public transport ...
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Frazer-Nash has found a way for smaller cities to build monorails without investing an extraordinary amount of money: the Hybrid-powered monorail.
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Making cities smarter without breaking the bank
"The engineer's challenge is integrating all of these devices using common communication links, ubiquitous GPS technology, algorithms that make sense of the data collected, and central repositories for relevant data," writes Gale Morrison.
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Calif. city partners with ...
San Leandro, Calif., is partnering with Climatec to create a mesh Wi-Fi network expected to save the city $8 million while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The network will include capabilities for remotely controlling LED lighting and irrigation systems throughout the city.
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NYC named "Best Smart City 2016"
at Smart City Expo
The city's initiatives include the Smart and Equitable City plan and LinkNYC, plus a $3 million investment in sensors for public safety and using a $20 million grant for a connected-car program.
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Quality of Life in the City
With two-thirds of the nation expected to reside in urban areas by 2050, according to the UN, cities are planning ahead to provide residents with sustainable, systemic services, such as Singapore's Smart Nation plan and New York's money-saving, smart indoor lighting in its firehouses.
IHS Markit expects the number of smart cities expected to quadruple by 2025.
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Smart public transport ...
Will Ireland be left in the dust ...
The government of Ireland has always welcomed technology and innovation but has significantly lagged behind other countries when it comes to autonomous vehicles and testing, including not changing the rules to allow these vehicles on public roads.
The country may be able to attract Apple with heavy bargaining, but it may stay behind, because it is still unclear whether autonomous driving is even legal, David Curry writes.
Sidewalk Labs ...
Google Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs announced its interest in creating a smart urban city "from the internet up."
CEO Dan Doctoroff, in an online post, wrote that the company is speaking with city leaders about the project, and will also set up labs around the country to create smart products to improve transportation, housing affordability and internet connectivity.
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Is AI the solution to fighting cyberattacks?
ReadWrite
use deep learning to create devices that think like humans but process data at much faster speeds.
This could be a potential solution against cyberattacks and could identify and remove the threats as they are created, Mitchelle Dover writes.
MetroLab Network ...
MetroLab Network's new advisory council will recommend technology and smart city projects to member cities.
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley will chair the council, which will provide advice on projects centered on energy, transportation, data, civic engagement and other technologies.
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The Smart City Race
How leading companies are competing in the smart city race
Industry leaders and groups are looking for new ways to stay competitive when it comes to creating smart cities.
Smart Cities Council Managing Director Philip Bane says the group is focusing on providing benefits to underserved areas, while Google's Sidewalk Labs is using technology to improve urban infrastructure, and GE continues to seek innovative energy solutions.
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New Smart City
The 22 CityLink design and technology team released new renderings for Gramercy District, a $500 million smart city development in Virginia's Loudoun County that Tishman and Trinity construction companies hope to complete in 2018.
The "smart city in a box" design could be a template for future sustainability-focused projects across the US.
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Smart Village East in Cairo
a joint venture between Al Ain Properties and Abu Dhabi Capital Group --
will develop a smart city in east Cairo.
CGP will work with Smart Villages Co. to develop Smart Village East and will initially invest $56.7 million.
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IBM GM speaks out about ...
what IoT means for the future
Chris O'Connor, IBM general manager for internet of things offerings, says companies need to look beyond device connection when it comes to IoT.
O'Connor says three areas of business can be affected by IoT: operations and maintenance, connecting with clients and tracking product usage information.
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Intel to work with Delphi on ...
self-driving system
Intel and Delphi will work together to put Intel's computing power inside Delphi's self-driving automotive system.
While details of the processors have not been released, some anticipate the use of updated processors that take more factors into consideration.
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BMW expands ...
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Wearables
Intel may be planning to downscale its wearables division, following the failure of its Basis Peak wearable and difficulty breaking into the market, sources say.
However, a company statement says Intel is sticking with the wearables market and has multiple products in the works, including the TAG Heuer Connected watch.
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