Chinese fabricate parts for iconic bridge

Tom Jackson
Jan 26, 2010

One of the most famous bridges in the United States is being rebuild from engineered components built in China. San Francisco area unions put up a big protest, but at half the cost of U.S. sourcing, the Chinese bid won out.

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