A worker paints the air-bridge of the T3A terminal building at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport on Aug 18, 2016. The construction area of this new terminal building is twice as large as the existing T1 and T2 terminals. A runway currently under construction will be able to accommodate the world’s largest passenger plane – the A380. The T3A terminal building is expected to commence operations during the first half of 2017. [Photo/liangjiang.gov.cn] |
John Edwards, the UK trade commissioner for China, praised Chongqing over its rise as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.