China rebuilds landmark African railway

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font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The 1344-km railway, which took seven years to rebuild, is the second longest ever to be constructed by China in Africa.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> China Railway Construction, the company, which carried out the project, says that it involved a total investment of $1.83 billion.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> It had been awarded the project in 2006, after its cost-effective bid bested competitors from the US, Brazil, Russia and Portugal.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Benguela railway was first built by the Portuguese in 1929. It suffered extensive damage damaged during the 27-year Angolan civil war, which began in 1975.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The completion of the Benguela railroad will only boost China’s credentials among the African nations. Already, many of them are keen on inviting Chinese companies to help build rail networks.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> In fact, during Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Kenya in May this year, the two countries signed a deal for China to build a new railway line between Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya’s second largest city.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The line will be built as per Chinese railway design standards, and is expected to be completed in five years.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Chinese technology and experience in rail networks, particularly with regard to high-speed railways, have also evoked the interest of Latin American buyers.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> During President Xi Jinping’s visit to Latin America last month, China, Brazil and Peru issued a joint statement on building a transcontinental railway project.</div> <div class="clear" style="border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;"> </div> <div class="clear" style="border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;"> </div> </div> </div> </div>

China rebuilds landmark African railway

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