Photo taken on Sept. 23, 2020 shows the first highway bridge connecting Heihe, Heilongjiang province, with the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk across the Heilongjiang River. Heihe, a border city in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, sits along China’s 4,200 km border with Russia. Heihe and Russia’s Blagoveshchensk face each other across the Heilongjiang River, known in Russia as the Amur River. (People’s Daily Online/Xian Jiangnan)

The city of Heihe lights up at night in Heilongjiang province. Heihe, a border city in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, sits along China’s 4,200 km border with Russia. (Photo/Heihe Broadcast and TV Station)

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2020 shows the Heihe Area of China (Heilongjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone. (People’s Daily Online/Xian Jiangnan)

Heihe and Russia’s Blagoveshchensk face each other across the Heilongjiang River, known in Russia as the Amur River. (People’s Daily Online/Yuan Meng)