China invested 802.8 billion yuan (US$116.94) last year in railway infrastructure in 2018. Photo: Reuters
Full speed ahead for China’s high-speed rail network in 2019 in bid to boost slowing economy
- The state-owned China Railway Corporation plans to put a total of 6,800km of new track into service this year, a 45 per cent increase in expansion from 2018
- Significant infrastructure investment by a Beijing government keen to offset the trade war with the United States
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China invested 802.8 billion yuan (US$116.94) last year in railway infrastructure in 2018. Photo: Reuters