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Tunnel breakthrough
Published: Sep 10, 2026 12:42 AM
The world's largest-diameter high-speed railway shield tunneling machine independently developed in China, known as Linghang completed its second launch at the No. 2 shaft of the Chongming-Taicang Yangtze River Tunnel in Taicang, East China's Jiangsu Province on September 9, 2026, beginning excavation of the land section. Photo: VCG

The world's largest-diameter high-speed railway shield tunneling machine independently developed in China, known as Linghang completed its second launch at the No. 2 shaft of the Chongming-Taicang Yangtze River Tunnel in Taicang, East China's Jiangsu Province on September 9, 2026, beginning excavation of the land section. Photo: VCG