[Intensive construction of major projects in Xiongan New Area]Recently, the Xiongan New Area held a centralized start-up activity for key projects in the first quarter of 2023 in the start-up area. There were 43 concentrated start-up projects with a total investment of 41.6 billion yuan, covering infrastructure, public services, smart cities and other fields. Editor/He Yuting
Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Transport Rastayev met with Zhang Liang, Vice President of Urumqi Airlines, to discuss the establishment of a joint venture airline and the opening of three new China Kazakhstan routes, with C909 as the main aircraft model. The route is expected to depart in September, helping domestic regional aircraft deepen their cultivation in Central Asia and improve the air passage between China and Kazakhstan. Editor/Min Jing
On August 2, 2026, Zhang Qijun announced at the annual meeting of Sun Island that the main body of the Heihe to Blagoveshchensk cross-border cableway had been completed, and the project would be completed within the year. The one-way travel time of the cableway is only 6 to 8 minutes. After completion, it will improve the three-dimensional cross-border transportation system in Heihe and promote the coordinated development of cultural, tourism, and commercial trade on the China Russia border. Editor/Min Jing