The four-engine Yun-20, or Transport-20, is a huge, multi-function airfreighter that can perform various long distance air transport tasks targeting cargo and passengers, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said.

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Indeed, the report is seen by some as a sort of mini-manifesto on transport for Mr Brown, serving the same function that the Wanless and Stern reviews did to win support for health spending and measures to tackle climate change.

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