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Underwater high-speed rail? Why China is building vast tunnels beneath the waves

South China Morning Post · · 186 words · By Ralph Jennings
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“China has finished digging the underwater section of a high-speed rail tunnel stretching more than 14km (9 miles) under a busy segment of the Yangtze River”
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All cited Wikipedia sources describe general facts about the Yangtze River, its bridges, and historical patrols, but none mention an underwater high-speed rail tunnel under the river. No evidence confirms the tunnel's completion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge (simplified Chinese: 南京长江大桥; traditional Chinese: 南京長江大橋; pinyin: Nánjīng Chángjiāng Dàqiáo), previously called the First Nanjing Yangtze Bridge, is a double-decked ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_Yangtze_River_Bridge
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yangtze River, Yangzi River (English: or ) or Chang Jiang (simplified Chinese: 长江; traditional Chinese: 長江; pinyin: Cháng Jiāng; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ; lit. 'long river') is the longest river in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yangtze Patrol, also known as the Yangtze River Patrol Force, Yangtze River Patrol, YangPat, and ComYangPat, was a prolonged naval operation initiated after the Battle of Muddy Flat, from 1854 to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze_Patrol
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“The tunnel beneath China’s longest waterway... is on track to be completed by the end of the year”
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Wikipedia sources provide general information about the Yangtze River and its ecosystems but contain no data about tunnel construction timelines or project schedules.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is a possibly extinct species of river dolphin native to the Yangtze river system in China. It is thought to possibly be the first dolphin species driven to extinction d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiji
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yangtze River, Yangzi River (English: or ) or Chang Jiang (simplified Chinese: 长江; traditional Chinese: 長江; pinyin: Cháng Jiāng; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ; lit. 'long river') is the longest river in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yangtze Delta or Yangtze River Delta (YRD; Chinese: 长江三角洲; pinyin: Chángjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu or Chinese: 长三角; pinyin: Chángsānjiǎo for short), once known as the Shanghai Economic Zone, is a megalopol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze_Delta
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“A tunnel boring machine emerged from the Yangtze shoreline on Sunday, after spending nearly two years punching a passageway with a 15-metre (49-foot) diameter under the river”
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Wikipedia entries describe the Yangtze River's geography and ecology but do not reference tunnel boring machines, construction durations, or specific tunnel projects.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is a possibly extinct species of river dolphin native to the Yangtze river system in China. It is thought to possibly be the first dolphin species driven to extinction d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiji
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yangtze River, Yangzi River (English: or ) or Chang Jiang (simplified Chinese: 长江; traditional Chinese: 長江; pinyin: Cháng Jiāng; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ; lit. 'long river') is the longest river in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yangtze Delta or Yangtze River Delta (YRD; Chinese: 长江三角洲; pinyin: Chángjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu or Chinese: 长三角; pinyin: Chángsānjiǎo for short), once known as the Shanghai Economic Zone, is a megalopol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze_Delta
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“The tunnel... is the longest of its kind ever constructed in China”
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No evidence was found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about the tunnel being the longest underwater high-speed rail tunnel in China.
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