Four countries to jointly build land-and-sea coordinated tra_财经新闻

Four countries to jointly build land-and-sea coordinated tra

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Chinanews, Changchun, August 21 – China, Russia, South Korea and Japan will jointly¹ build transport route covering the Rim² of the Sea of Japan in 2007. When completed, it will surely play an important part in the economic development of Northeast Asia.

The total length of the new route will be approximately 800 sea miles, from Huichun of China’s Jilin Province to Nigata, Japan. It will also be the 2nd sea route out of Northeast China.

The four countries mentioned above will jointly found a new company to manage and operate the route. China and Japan will be responsible for supply of goods, Russia will be in charge of the transportation and storage of goods in its territory while ships will be offered by South Korea.

Now the China-South Korea part of the route is in trial operation, with 400,000 passengers and 500,000-plus cargos having been successfully shipped, bringing in a trade value of $200 thousand.

The new route will greatly shorten³ the voyage from China to South Korea, Japan and North America.

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1 jointly
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。 She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

2 rim
n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界
参考例句：
The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。 She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

3 shorten
vt.弄短，缩小，减少
参考例句：
Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car.小事故会缩短汽车寿命。 My dress is too long I must shorten it.我的连衣裙太长了，我得把它截短些。

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