China has opened a 330-mile stretch of high speed rail between Xinjiang’s capital, Urumqi, and Hami, a city in eastern Xinjiang, is the first stage of the 1100-mile Lanxin Railway, which will connect Urumqi to Lanzhou, the capital of the northwestern province of Gansu. The full length of the passenger railway was on schedule to open by the end of the year. Trains on the Urumqi-Hami leg could reach more than 120 miles per hour, more than halving the travel time between the two cities to three hours.
![]()
Over the past year, President Xi Jinping has spelled out ambitious plans to open western China and to build a “New Silk Road” network of intercontinental land routes and maritime lines that would connect China to its Central and Southeast Asian neighbors. Mr. Xi announced a $40 billion fund to invest in infrastructure projects just this month.
![]()
Read more »![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
Over the past year, President Xi Jinping has spelled out ambitious plans to open western China and to build a “New Silk Road” network of intercontinental land routes and maritime lines that would connect China to its Central and Southeast Asian neighbors. Mr. Xi announced a $40 billion fund to invest in infrastructure projects just this month.
Read more »
