completion of this route would link china to the indian ocean without passing through the malacca straitsdevelopment that would have significant strategic and economic benefits for china. in 2010, work began on construction of two pipelines along the new route. onee for natural gas was completed in 2013. the other for crude oil was completed the following year. they pump these fuels 770 kilometers from the indian ocean to the chinese border. the pipelines start from an island in n rakhine state. a port for offloading crude oil from tankers has already been constructed here. bubuthat's jusust the benning. ans areoving forward t creaeate a special e economic z aroundhehe port, alslso with chininese supporort. that includes building a 1,700-hectare industrial park. and a a deep seaport capabable handndling ten l large cargo s at a time. the construction cost was initially estimated at $10 billion. myanmar's government hopes the project will create 400,000 new jobs. while that's welcome news for many locals, another a aspect o the project is bitterly oppppos. land acquisitions. >> farmers rec