In May, something curious will happen to the geography of China. The continental-sized country, whose supercharged development has been concentrated in cities on its eastern coast, will gain something it has never had: a western seaboard. An 800km gas pipeline will connect Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, to the Bay of Bengal, passing through central Myanmar. Next year an oil pipeline will open along the same route. Road and rail will follow.
今年5月，中國在地理上將發生一件怪事。幾乎占據整個大陸、經濟高速發展一直集中于東部沿海城市的中國，將獲得前所未有的東西：西海岸。一條800公里長的天然氣管道將貫穿緬甸，連接云南省省會昆明和孟加拉灣。明年沿著同一路線將開通一條石油管道。之后還會有公路和鐵路。
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