China will spend US$65.9bn billion on expanding or building at least 60 airports in the next two years. Construction on at least 40 of the projects will begin in 2009, and is expected to cost more than US$29.3bn, according to China Daily.
Projects include the expansion of existing airports in Shanghai Pudong, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Nanjing. New airports will be built in inland cities such as Yanan in Shaanxi province.