G3 Beijing–Taipei Expressway

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The Beijing–Taipei Expressway (Template:Zh), designated as G3 and commonly known as the Jingtai Expressway (Template:Zh), is a partially completed Chinese expressway that, if fully constructed, would connect the People's Republic of China with Taiwan. Currently, the expressway is complete from Beijing to Fuzhou, Fujian, and is fully complete in Mainland China except for a small section in Fujian which is under construction.

In Taiwan, the expressway was proposed to connect with a hypothetical G99 Taiwan Ring Expressway in Taipei, which would supposedly encircle the island of Taiwan, as proposed by the People's Republic of China. In its western half, the G99 Expressway's proposed route coincided with that of National Freeway 1 under the ROC highway system. The proposal for the G99 Expressway was shelved in 2017, and its cancellation was reaffirmed during the July 2022 expansion.

The project has been the source of some controversy because of Taiwan's political status. The People's Republic of China claims Taiwan, but has never administered it, so therefore does not have any control of its highways. As Taiwan does not recognize the highway designation by the People's Republic of China and has its own highway system, the Taiwan portion of the expressway has not been constructed. Aside from politics, the other challenge is the engineering difficulties in constructing the link through the Taiwan Strait. A bridge seems less likely than an undersea tunnel, which would have to exceed 100 kilometres in length. This is further complicated given the climatic and weather conditions across the straits.

In China, it connects the cities of Beijing, Langfang, Cangzhou, Dezhou, Jinan, Tai'an, Xuzhou, Bengbu, Hefei, Tongling, Huangshan, Quzhou, and Fuzhou.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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China Expwy G3 sign with name
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China Expwy G3 sign terminal
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China Expwy G3 sign no name

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The expressway crossing over the Taiping Lake Bridge in Anhui

The expressway passes the following major cities:

Beijing
Langfang, Hebei
Tianjin
Cangzhou, Hebei
Dezhou, Shandong
Jinan, Shandong
Tai'an, Shandong
Zaozhuang, Shandong
Huaian, Jiangsu
Huaibei, Anhui
Suzhou, Anhui
Bengbu, Anhui
Hefei, Anhui
Tongling, Anhui
Huangshan, Anhui
Quzhou, Zhejiang
Nanping, Fujian
Fuzhou, Fujian

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File:Pfeil unten.svg From Beijing File:Pfeil unten.svg

Continues as:
Dexian Road

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File:Beijing Expwy S50 sign with name.svg South S50 5th Ring Road
File:Kokudou 104(China).svg G104 Road
File:Kokudou 105(China).svg G105 Road

File:BJS Line 8 icon.svg Wufutang Station

File:Pfeil oben.svg Beijing City File:Pfeil oben.svg
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File:Hebei Expwy S24 sign no name.svg S24 Langzhuo Expressway
(To be renamed File:China Expwy G95 sign with name.svg G95 Capital Ring Expressway)
Towards Langfang

G3 Beijing–Taipei Expressway

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