ZHENGZHOU (HENAN) • In a massive hangar just outside Zhengzhou, engineers could be seen working furiously to put the finishing touches to a two-storey-high tube resembling a super-sized jet engine.
But the 6.7m-diameter machine is meant for use underground, not up in the air.
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