Major SOEs pave way for high-quality development, ramp up infrastructure building to lift economy, livelihoods
Technicians of China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp check rails during a contest of railway emergency management held by the local rail operator in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, in October. [Photo provided to China Daily]
China recently decided to issue 1 trillion yuan ($136.6 billion) in the fourth quarter in special treasury bonds to support its monumental efforts to bolster infrastructure considered key to livelihoods and to fortify resilience against natural disasters. Critical infrastructure endeavors have long been undertaken by many major State-owned enterprises. China Daily compiled photos that capture the unwavering commitment of such SOEs as they work tirelessly to build a safer and more sustainable future.
State Grid’s transmission towers standing in a chili pepper field bring power to Kuitun, a city near Tianshan Mountains, in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo provided to China Daily]
A drone image shows the Baihetan Hydropower Station along the Jinsha River on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in southwestern parts of China. Operated by China Three Gorges Corp, the Baihetan hydropower plant has the world’s largest installed capacity of a single generating unit and is the world’s second-largest in terms of overall installed capacity. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Employees of State Power Investment Corp inspect a solar and wind power project in Huuliin Gol, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in February. WANG ZHENG/FOR CHINA DAILY
The world’s largest main bearing in diameter for tunnel boring machines is assembled by China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corp in Changsha, Hunan province, in October. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Designed with an aim to better serve some 3 million residents in Nanjing’s Jiangning district, Jiangsu province, the Jizhou Island water supply project shown in an aerial photo is being renovated in an environmentally friendly way by China State Construction Engineering Corp, using various high-tech solutions to monitor key indicators related to water supply, such as water quality and supply balance. The new project, which is expected to be accomplished by 2024, is able to provide 200,000 cubic meters of fresh water a day upon completion. [Photo provided to China Daily]
