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Cross-Sea Bridge

The construction site of the Xicungang cross-sea bridge in Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on December 7. The 2,544-meter-long bridge was successfully connected that day and will be opened to traffic in October 2022.

Meeting the Press

The three astronauts of China’s Shenzhou-12 crewed mission met the press on December 7, the first such appearance since their initial recovery after returning to Earth in September.

At the press conference held at the Astronaut Center of China in Beijing, Jing Haipeng, head of the Astronaut Corps of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, introduced the Shenzhou-12 crew’s recovery and follow-up plans.

According to Jing, the

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