According to our friend Alfred, an “Old China Hand” based in Suzhou:

Note that there are over ten catenary arch suspension bridges in the world longer between the two towers than Aizhai. The longest is in Japan: The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, also known as the Pearl Bridge, links the city of Kobe on the mainland of Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji Island, in Japan. Since its completion, in 1998, the bridge has the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world, at 1,991 m. Somewhat longer than the bridge in Hunan. Chinese bridges with a longer central span are: The Xihoumen Bridge in Zhejiang (1650 m) ; the Runyang Bridge at Zhenjiang (1490 m) and the Yiangyin Bridge (1385 m) , both over the Yangtze are also much longer. The Tsingma Bridge in Hong Kong is 1377 m. Several more are in construction. The shorter bridges we see over the Huangpu River in Shanghai are cable stayed bridges.
And according to Wikipedia again the World’s highest suspension bridge is China: The Sidu River Bridge (Siduhe Bridge, 四渡河特大桥) is a 1,222 m-long (4,009 ft) suspension bridge crossing the valley of the Sidu River near Yesanguan in Badong County in Hubei Province. They quote the height above the Sidu River as around 500 m. Note it is also longer than Aizhai!

Seems the Aussie media put me on the wrong track! It is well possible the original “record” was referring to bridge between tunnels”, being a bit far-fetched as a “record”.
And happy to see some people really read my stuff… Thanks Alfred.