China's economy has surpassed that of Japan in size, due in part to the country's massive investment in infrastructure. And with that infrastructure spending showing no sign of ceasing, China's economy looks set to continue to grow. One of the important features of the Chine's Government's growth plan is its rural road rebuilding policy, with the country aiming to improve links between small villages and the rest of the country. The Chinese Government says that this policy is as important as its plan to improve inter-city links. China's 2556 Ministry of Transport will spend US$4.55 billion on improving rural road links during 2011. By 2015 the country aims to have some 3,900,000km of rural roads. Over the last five years the rural road network has grown by 527,000km to hit a total of 3,450,000km and this expansion has cost $30 billion to build.
