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2021-02-04 12:07:08 GMT2021-02-04 20:07:08(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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Photo shows the building site of the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in Manila, the Philippines, Feb. 4, 2021. The construction of the China-funded bridge started in July of 2018. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
MANILA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) Motorists will soon be able to cross faster between Binondo and Intramuros in Manila City when the China-funded bridge opens this year.
The Binondo-Intramuros (BI) Bridge is a steel bowstring arch bridge in Manila City that will connect the Intramuros side and Binondo side over the Pasig River.
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said on Thursday the bridge is 90 percent complete and will open this year.
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MANILA – Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Tuesday said their economic and trade cooperation with the Philippines “achieved tangible results” in 2020 despite the challenges brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
In a recorded statement, Huang said the economic cooperation between China and the Philippines has created not only a large number of jobs for Filipinos but is also promoting the economic recovery of the Philippines as it strives to “become an upper-middle-income economy by 2022”.
He said China remained the largest trading partner and source of imports in the first 10 months of 2020 and the second-largest export market of the Philippines.