Mistrust between the two Communist-run neighbours, which fought a brief border war in the late 1970s and often still clash over boundaries in the South China Sea, has long hampered progress on rail links, but in recent months economic considerations appear to have prevailed over security concerns.
søndag 18. august 2024
China, Vietnam eye boost to rail links as top leaders meet
Rail links will be high on the agenda when Vietnam's newly appointed leader To Lam travels to China to meet President Xi Jinping next week, officials said, as the neighbours seek to boost trade.Seamless rail links are seen as crucial for supply chains, as a growing number of Chinese manufacturers move some export-oriented operations to Vietnam amid trade tensions between China and the United States. The countries are connected by two railways from Southern China to Vietnam's capital Hanoi and its northern industrial hub, but the Vietnamese infrastructure dates back to French colonisation and has a different gauge than Chinese high-speed rail, forcing passengers and goods to swap trains at the border.
Mistrust between the two Communist-run neighbours, which fought a brief border war in the late 1970s and often still clash over boundaries in the South China Sea, has long hampered progress on rail links, but in recent months economic considerations appear to have prevailed over security concerns.
Mistrust between the two Communist-run neighbours, which fought a brief border war in the late 1970s and often still clash over boundaries in the South China Sea, has long hampered progress on rail links, but in recent months economic considerations appear to have prevailed over security concerns.
