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A key highway upgrade will improve links between Chinese capital Beijing and Tibet.
February 17, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A key highway upgrade will improve links between Chinese capital Beijing and Tibet. A 217km stretch of the Beijing-Hohhot expressway will be upgraded and improved in a bid to reduce traffic congestion. The Beijing-Hohhot expressway features three lanes running in either direction and forms is part of the Beijing-Xinjiang Expressway.

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