A Chinese feasibility study estimates the long-awaited rail link between Pakistan’s Gwadar port and western China could cost the equivalent of 888 tonnes of gold at current prices. Photo: Reuters
A Chinese feasibility study estimates the long-awaited rail link between Pakistan’s Gwadar port and western China could cost the equivalent of 888 tonnes of gold at current prices. Photo: Reuters
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China-Pakistan railway ‘worth it’ at estimated US$58 billion: study

  • Belt and Road Initiative’s most expensive transport infrastructure project ‘has potential’ to reshape trade and geopolitics
  • The rail link is part of a broader plan to revive ancient Silk Road connections and reduce reliance on Western-dominated routes

Stephen Chen
Stephen Chen in Beijing

Updated: 3:01pm, 27 Apr, 2023

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A Chinese feasibility study estimates the long-awaited rail link between Pakistan’s Gwadar port and western China could cost the equivalent of 888 tonnes of gold at current prices. Photo: Reuters
A Chinese feasibility study estimates the long-awaited rail link between Pakistan’s Gwadar port and western China could cost the equivalent of 888 tonnes of gold at current prices. Photo: Reuters
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