New China-Burma road open - Myo Gyi

April 27, Mizzima News
New China-Burma road open - Myo Gyi

The near 100-kilometre new road connecting China and
Burma was opened yesterday. Known as the Ledo Road ,
portions of it dates back to World War II.

Officials from the two countries, local ethnic leaders
and representative of Kachin Special Region I and II
attended the inaugural ceremony of the
road held in Karpaiti, Kachin. The road stretches from
Tengchone in Yunan province in the extreme
south-western region of China, to Warshaung in
Kachin state, Burma .

The 96- kilometre asphalt road which cost 200 million
Yuan has been under construction since 2004. Road
building equipment from Yunan and 6,000 Chinese
workers were on the job. By Chinese standards the road
is in the grade II category.

A trip along the old Warshaung Road, not negotiable in
the rainy season, took eight hours. Along the new road
it will take only three hours from
Tengchone to Warshaung.

The ceremony was attended by the Chinese delegation
led by the vice-governor of Yunan province while the
Burmese delegation was headed by the commander of
Northern military Command General Ohn Myint.

The road is a part of the 225 miles Ledo Road
constructed in 1941 by Western Allies to connect
Kuming, China and Ledo in Assam, India for
sending supplies to the Chinese as an alternative to
the Burma Road which was cut off by the Japanese in
1942. It was renamed Stilwell Road in early 1945 at
the suggestion of Chiang Kai-shek because it was built
on the directions of General Stilwell.
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