China’s grand transportation program will shorten the distance and make the world smaller.

The program is the “Global 1-2-3 Logistics Circle,” and     1     (it) aim is for one-day domestic delivery of goods in China, two-day delivery from neighboring countries, and three-day delivery to major global cities. The goal     2    (announce) in February, 2021 in guidelines for developing a high-quality and comprehensive transport network over the next 15 years.

“It will lead to a better allocation of global resources as goods can be transported farther and faster with less energy,” Khairy Tourk said     3    (confident), who is a professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.

Developing countries,     4     lie on China’s doorstep, will benefit from the expected     5    (grow), Tourk said. For example, countries like Myanmar and Vietnam are expected to be manufacturing hubs(制造中心) in the near future.

The program will benefit Europe, too, he said, as a large amount of goods     6    (transport) through the China-Europe railway network tend to be     7     relatively high value.

The program will also be     8    (benefit) to Chinese consumers, Tourk said, since they may buy     9     wider variety of overseas products and receive them faster while     10    (pay) less.

“China has laid out a sweeping transportation plan that connects the world together,” Tourk said.

China’s first overpass for wildlife migration has already come into use. The bridge     1     (lie) over the newly constructed National Highway 214 is able to link animal habitats which are separated     2     the road.     3     (cover) with sand-much like the surrounding land, the overpass can fit in with the environment well.

It has been about two years since the national highway     4     (begin) and it was designed with environmental protection as a top priority. A project environmental engineer for the highway said the construction of these man-made corridors (通道)     5     (base) on years of observation of wildlife migration in the region. The bridge, for example, is built according to the region’s natural conditions and with     6     purpose of reducing the highway’s effect on the animals significantly. Wildlife overpasses and underpasses assist animals       7     (safe) crossing over or under busy roadways and allow them to continue to use their customary paths,     8     would otherwise be blocked.

Those passageways,with a total     9     (long) of 59 kilometers, enable antelopes and other animals to cross the railway freely. So far, China has put great effort into achieving     10     (harmony) coexistence between human development and the protection of wildlife. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the world’s highest railroad, has 33 underpasses for migrating animals.