China: Pontoon-reinforced ice crossing with Russia begins operating

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On Friday, the pontoon-reinforced ice crossing between Heihe, in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang Province, and the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk officially began operations. The route offers a convenient and cost-effective option for cross-border travel and provides a reliable winter transportation link for essential goods such as agricultural products, daily necessities, and construction materials. As a unique winter facility on the Heilongjiang River, the crossing overcomes restrictions posed by ice thickness during frozen months, bridging the gap between ship navigation in the ice-free season and hovercraft operations in spring and fall, thus enabling year-round border access.    #teleSUREnglish #China #Russia #Heihe #Blagoveshchensk #IceCrossing

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00:00On Friday, the Puntung reinforced ice crossing between Heie in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province

00:07and the Russian city of Blagovencheng began operating.

00:11The route provides a convenient and cost-effective option for cross-border travel

00:16and serves as a reliable winter transportation link for essential goods

00:20such as agricultural products, daily necessities and construction materials.

00:25As a unique winter facility on the Heilongjiang River,

00:29the Puntung reinforced ice crossing overcomes the restrictions posed by ice sickness during the frozen months.

00:36It bridges the gap between ship navigation during the ice-free season

00:40and hovercraft operations in the spring and fall, enabling year-round border access.

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