The new San Francisco Bay Bridge is built in China

The new San Francisco Bay Bridge is built in China The California government builds the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (San Francisco-Oakland Bay...

The new San Francisco Bay Bridge is built in China The California government builds the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge) Some major projects of the new bridge at the east end of the bridge are outsourced to the Chinese state-owned Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Corporation, which is expected to save hundreds of millions of dollars. Now, hundreds of Chinese workers are working in the vast factory in Shanghai to complete the final four "steel modules", which are expected to be shipped to Oakland, California, next month. The New York Times reported that China is continuing to move up the "value chain" of the global economy. Chinese companies have been hired to mine copper in Congo, build high-speed rail in Brazil, and build a large number of apartments in Saudi Arabia. In New York City alone, Chinese companies have won contracts to update the subway system, renovate the Alexander Hamilton Bridge across the Hudson River, and build the Metro-North commuter rail platform at Yankee Stadium. The report pointed out that the new bridge was built because the original Bay Bridge was severely damaged in the 1989 earthquake. The new bridge has strict earthquake-proof specifications. California spent 7.2 billion yuan to build it. It will be the most expensive building in history, and it is intended to make it another landmark. The project undertaken by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry includes more than 20 huge bridge deck steel box girders, each as large as half a football field. The new bridge is scheduled to be opened to traffic in 2013. The assembly of the bridge and the pavement cement will be entirely handled by American workers. However, the construction of the steel box beams of the bridge deck and other projects will be outsourced to Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Group. California Department of Transportation planning manager Tony Anziano (Tony), who visited the Shanghai construction site. Anziano told the media a few weeks ago: "They (China) made a very good bridge for us." He said that four years ago, only some steel plates and some work gloves were seen at this construction site, but Zhenhua Heavy Industry went all out, and now it has become an advanced manufacturing plant covering an area of 1.2 square miles. The United Steelworkers Union has criticized the California government for outsourcing this project to Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry, saying that it sent jobs to foreign countries and that the quality of Chinese steel was poor. However, California officials pointed out that Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry has its advantages. It has large steel manufacturing facilities, many workers, low wages, and the company's financial stability. Officials estimate that outsourcing these projects to the company can save California at least $400 million.