Chinese!, Is India's National Highway 44 so developed? Misleading Longnan | Gansu Province | China
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-The expressway shown in the online picture is actually the Longnan section of Weiwu Expressway in Gansu Province in northwest China, not "India's No. 44 National Highway passes through Jamu section".
-The Weiwu Expressway project is a key construction project of the national "One Belt One Road" initiative and the "13th Five-Year" transportation plan. The total length of the project route is 238.35 kilometers. The section was officially opened to traffic on January 1, 2022.
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Recently, a user on a social media platform posted a picture and text claiming that the accompanying image is a top view of the Indian National Highway 44 passing through Jammu, and used the tag "# ModiHaiToMumkinHai" to credit its construction to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Jammu is a part of the Kashmir region under Indian control.
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Is this a picture of India's National Highway 44 passing through Jammu?
Using image search engines to search for images posted online, the results showed that the image was first visible on the Caixin Global website. The newspaper published a picture report titled "China's Grand Plan for Expanding Highways" on July 27, 2022.
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By comparison, it can be seen that the 8th slide shown in the image report is exactly the same as the online image. Its title is "The Weiyuan Wudu Expressway in Northwest Gansu Province, China will be opened in 2021", and the symbol of the image source is Visual China.
Screenshot of Caixin Global website
The image caption reads, "China plans to build approximately 461000 kilometers of roads and highways by 2035. According to official media reports, this construction plan announced by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Transport aims to create an 'efficient, green, intelligent, and safe' road network."
Meanwhile, another report published by Gansu Net on January 1, 2020 showcased footage taken from different angles on the highway.
Screenshot of Gansu Net's report on the trial operation of the Longnan section of the Weiwu Expressway today
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According to relevant reports, the Weihe Wuhan Expressway Project is a key construction project of the national "the Belt and Road" initiative and the "13th Five Year Plan" transportation plan. The total length of the project route is 238.35 kilometers, which is divided into two sections, namely the west section and Longnan section. The main line of Longnan section is 133.4 kilometers long, and the estimated investment is about 18.8 billion yuan.
It is reported that the Longnan section of the Weiyuan to Wudu Expressway was officially opened for trial operation at midnight on January 1, 2020.
What does National Highway 44 look like in India?
According to the Indian Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, India's National Highway 44 extends southward from Srinagar in northern Kashmir to Konakumari, making it the longest national highway in the country. It passes through the Federal District of Jammu and Kashmir and 11 other states in India, with a total length of 4112 kilometers.
Entrance of National Highway 44 in Jammu and Kashmir
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The Guardian published an article on February 13th this year stating that "India is investing in building highways to catch up with China.". According to relevant reports, Indian Prime Minister Modi announced on the 12th of the same month the opening of the first phase of the Delhi Mumbai Expressway, which cost $13 billion. This section connects the capital and the tourist city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, with a length of 246 kilometers. Modi called it one of the "hallmarks of India's development" and stated that "investments in railways, highways, subway lines, and airports are key to boosting the country's growth rate, attracting more investment, and creating new jobs.".
However, the report subsequently quoted Hash Panther from King's College London as saying that although India is in a favorable geopolitical and geoeconomic position and needs more infrastructure investment to make it a more profitable and attractive economy, China's economic growth and infrastructure construction started decades earlier than India's. Therefore, India still has a lot of work to do in catching up with China.
British "Guardian" related reports. The road linking the two cities is part of India's coordinated infrastructure offensive to catch up with geopolitical rival China.
In summary, the highway shown in the online pictures is actually the Longnan section of the Weiwu Expressway in Gansu Province, northwest China, and is not the section of India's National Highway 44 passing through Chamo. Weihe Wuhan Expressway Project is a key construction project of the national "the Belt and Road" initiative and the "13th Five Year Plan" transportation planning. The total length of the project route is 238.35 kilometers. This section has been officially opened to traffic on January 1, 2022.