Douglas Dillon Professor @Kennedy_School | Former Director @BelferCenter | Author of "Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides Trap?"
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4/ In fact, it took 41 months and cost $314 million. On September 20, 2026, cars finally returned to the road under Botley bridge.
5/ What about China? In a similar period (44 months) for similar costs ($300 million), China also built a bridge: the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge. It is 150 times longer than Oxford’s Botley bridge. It is also the world’s highest bridge—reaching almost half a mile above the canyon below. See the graphic below.
6/ Europe’s response: a quota. Under a deal reached with Beijing this month, the EU will cap imports of Chinese plug-in hybrids at 350,000 in the first year, which would cut imports by roughly half.
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