Meet the World’s Biggest Bridge Builder

Aug 10 , 2022 | Innovation

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Innovation is at the heart of progress in Fujian, a province in China's southeast, where an enormous bridge was laid in less than a year. But the story belongs to the machine used to create it. Our Host James Chau looks at the features of the modern-day 'Hercules' that is able to withstand a thousand tons of pressure.

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