Without a competent navy, China turns to the next best way to bring it's army to Taiwan! Build a bridge or tunnel! I was reading my Civil Engineering magazine today and in the news briefs section was an excerpt from the Wikinews.
Actually, the article is about a 242 billion dollar, 25 year plan to enlarge the Chinese freeway system. The plan includes a biridge or tunnel connecting mainland China to Taiwan, a distance of 100 miles. Either would be the longest structure (bridge or tunnel) in the world. China will have to find a way to deal with the frequent earthquakes and typhoons, but if succesful it will be a huge triumph for structural engineers. And an easy march for the Chinese Army ;)
242 billion dollars over 25 years may seem like alot, but the recent transportation law in the U.S., SAFETEA, is for 286.4 billion dollars over only six years!
I was also surprised to see a professional news source refer to a wiki site. I believe this is a coming of age for the world of wiki, that is if it hadn't already.
18 March 2006
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The Chinese govt. must figure that even if they were being attacked, Taiwan would be loathe to blow up such an amazing feat of engineering.
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