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China high-speed rail
![High-Speed Rail in China’s Rust Belt: A Fast Track to Economic Revitalization? High-Speed Rail in China’s Rust Belt: A Fast Track to Economic Revitalization?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-03-124949.jpg)
High-Speed Rail in China’s Rust Belt: A Fast Track to Economic Revitalization?
By Siyang Ding
China's northeast was left behind during the high-speed rail boom. But will a new construction boom be enough to solve the region's economic woes?
![China’s BRI and its High-Speed Railways to Nowhere China’s BRI and its High-Speed Railways to Nowhere](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-10-3.jpg)
China’s BRI and its High-Speed Railways to Nowhere
By James Guild
The railway projects being built under the Belt and Road Initiative offer marginal economic benefits at exorbitant costs.
![Sino-Thai Railway Inches Toward Resumption Sino-Thai Railway Inches Toward Resumption](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-30-4.jpg)
Sino-Thai Railway Inches Toward Resumption
By Sebastian Strangio
The Thai government has announced a fresh tranche of funding for the high-speed rail line, which has long been plagued by delays.
![Is Japan’s Rail Diplomacy in Southeast Asia Moving Away From Shinkansen? Is Japan’s Rail Diplomacy in Southeast Asia Moving Away From Shinkansen?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-taiwan-highspeedrail-700t-testrun-2006-0624.jpg)
Is Japan’s Rail Diplomacy in Southeast Asia Moving Away From Shinkansen?
By Shang-su Wu
Southeast Asia is the main battlefield between Japan and China when it comes to high-speed rail.
![Singapore-Kunming Rail Link: A 'Belt and Road' Case Study Singapore-Kunming Rail Link: A 'Belt and Road' Case Study](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-30_16-09-50.jpg)
Singapore-Kunming Rail Link: A 'Belt and Road' Case Study
By Shang-su Wu
The Yunnan to Singapore rail link should be a showcase for the Chinese strategy, but it too faces hurdles.
![China's Economic Miracle, As Seen Through Its Trains China's Economic Miracle, As Seen Through Its Trains](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-30_16-09-50.jpg)
China's Economic Miracle, As Seen Through Its Trains
By Jin Kai
Like its economy in general, China's railways have grown by leaps and bounds over the past 30 years.
![China, Laos to Build $6 Billion Railway by 2020 China, Laos to Build $6 Billion Railway by 2020](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-08_20-15-55.jpg)
China, Laos to Build $6 Billion Railway by 2020
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Beijing and Vientiane seal a much-awaited deal.
![It's Official: China, Not Japan, Is Building Indonesia's First High-Speed Railway It's Official: China, Not Japan, Is Building Indonesia's First High-Speed Railway](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-30_16-09-50.jpg)
It's Official: China, Not Japan, Is Building Indonesia's First High-Speed Railway
By Shannon Tiezzi
China's offer to build the Jakarta-Bandung line without requiring funding from Indonesia was the tipping point.
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