December 20, 2014 CHINA SETS STAGE FOR SILK ROAD EXTENSION INTO SOUTHEAST ASIA • China is setting the stage for linking southeast Asia with its New Silk Road initiative, through a railway corridor that would connect the country’s Yunan province with Thailand and Laos • China’s visiting Prime Minister Li Keqiang is expected to sign an agreement with Thailand on setting up two strategic dual-track lines covering 734 km and 133 km • The new railway project “will offer a new channel for bilateral trade, and also help form a potentially-lucrative tourist route starting from China’s Yunnan province, to Laos’ Vientiane and Thailand’s Bangkok,” said Huang Bin of Thailand’s Kasikorn Research Center
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 10:08:11 +0000