InPics: Cross-border highway bridge fosters China-Russia trade and relations

This aerial photo taken on Aug. 11, 2023 shows the Heihe-Blagoveshchensk cross-border highway bridge as seen from the city of Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Heihe city faces Russia city of Blagoveshchensk across the Heilongjiang River, known in Russia as the Amur River. In June last year, the Heihe-Blagoveshchensk cross-border highway bridge over the Heilongjiang River opened to traffic. The bridge played an important role in trade turnover increase and opened a new page in the development of bilateral relations.

This aerial photo taken on Aug, 10, 2023 shows part of the Heihe Area of China (Heilongjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

This aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows a view of the city of Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

Workers unload imported goods at the Heihe port in the city of Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug, 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

This photo taken on Aug. 9, 2023 shows a Russian culture center of Heihe University in the city of Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

Russian people wait for clearance at a pass in the city of Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

This photo taken on July 24, 2023 shows a view of the embankment of Amur River at Blagoveshchensk, Russia. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows a commercial and trade center at Blagoveshchensk, Russia. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

People shop at a Chinese market at Blagoveshchensk, Russia, July 25, 2023. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)