China's highest bridge brings tourists and internet access to remote communities

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China's highest bridge has slashed travel times from hours to minutes for remote communities, opening the region to tourism and high-speed internet access. The infrastructure project represents a broader investment push that has transformed connectivity in previously isolated areas. The bridge serves as both practical transportation and symbolic marker of the government's effort to integrate remote regions into the national economy. Residents now have unprecedented digital access alongside improved physical links to urban centers. The project underscores China's massive infrastructure spending in peripheral areas, though the long-term social and environmental impacts remain unfolding.