HONG KONG: Some 20km north of Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port, an extension to the country’s Southern Expressway lifts off the ground for a special purpose – to let wild elephants cross the highway safely.
The “elephant corridor”, an eco-friendly design recommended by the Chinese contractor, is one of the many examples that show how Chinese companies spare no efforts to protect the environment and preserve local ecology when constructing projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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