China and Russia are considering building a high-speed rail line thousands of kilometers from Moscow to Beijing that would cut the journey time from six days on the celebrated Trans-Siberian Railway to two. The project would cost more than $230 billion and be over 7,000 kilometers long, more than three times the worlds current longest high-speed line, from the Chinese capital to the southern city of Guangzhou. The railway would be a powerful physical symbol of the ties that bind Moscow and Beijing, whose political relationship has roots dating from the Soviet era and who often vote together on the UN Security Council.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 13:19:05 +0000
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