The whole line of Algeria's east-west expressway was officially opened to traffic. China: becoming a good story of the "the Belt and Road" jointly built by China, Algeria and Africa | Algeria | opening to traffic China
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Wenbin. Photo by Xue Wei
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference on the 14th.
A reporter asked: We noticed that last weekend, the 84 kilometer project of the eastern section of the Algerian East West Expressway, which was jointly constructed by Chinese companies, was completed, marking the official opening of the 16 year long Algerian East West Expressway. What is the spokesperson's comment on this?
Wang Wenbin: We are pleased to see the full opening of the Algerian East West Expressway. The project has a total length of 1216 kilometers and is the highest construction level and most complex geological condition highway project since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Especially along the 84 kilometer project in the East section, there are frequent disasters and high construction difficulties, which can be called the "disaster of geological engineers". Since the Chinese enterprises took over the project, they have worked together with the Algerian side to solve the technical problems with a series of "China programs", and built the "dead end road" into a "road to prosperity" with excellent engineering quality. They have trained nearly 10000 construction workers for the local area, benefited nearly 40 million people, and won widespread praise from the local community. It has become a good story of China Arab and China Africa jointly building the "the Belt and Road".
China is willing to work with the international community, including Algeria, to continuously promote the high-quality joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" and help the world economic recovery and global sustainable development.