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Where are the good ol' days when the Africa had been graciously helped by Western powers? Some of them took it very seriously:

Why Isn’t Belgium’s King Leopold II As Reviled As Hitler Or Stalin?
Leopold II's rule over the Congo was a horror story with a body count on par with Hitler's, so why haven't more people heard of him?
https://allthatsinteresting.com/king-leopold-ii-congo

Leopold’s contract
Unable to read or write, the Congolese tribal Chiefs, unwittingly sold their tribe members into a lifetime of slavery for pieces of cloth.

In return for "one piece of cloth per month to each of the undersigned chiefs, besides present of cloth in hand, they promised to freely of their own accord, for themselves and their heirs and successors for ever...give up to the said Association [set up by Leopold] the sovereignty and all sovereign and governing rights to all their territories...and to assist by labour or otherwise, any works, improvements or expeditions which the said Association shall cause at any time to be carried out in any part of these territories... All roads and waterways running through this country, the right of collecting tolls on the same, and all game, fishing, mining and forest rights, are to be the absolute property of the said Association."

Read more: The Butcher of Congo: King Leopold II of Belgium. - Andre C James - Digital Journal

Originally Posted by OhOh

"The intensifying repayment risks from the Ethiopian government's debt reaching 59 percent of GDP is worrying investors," China's mission to the African Union in Addis Ababa said on its website in July."

Translation: "It won't be long before we've got the darkies over a barrel".

Originally Posted by OhOh

Not at all 'arry.

Why are you calling Uncle Junior "'arry"?

You're getting confused again you simpleton.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Why are you calling Uncle Junior "'arry"?

Come on your using at least 2 nicks.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Come on your using at least 2 nicks.

Er... No. I'm not, dickhead.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Come on your using at least 2 nicks.

fo and get ur head out ur ass

Try a new keyboard.

A nice CBS report on how the parasitic chinkies steal IP from American companies.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3y09lc

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

A nice CBS report

Originally Posted by OhOh

Oh Sorry HoHo, how thoughtless of me.

Here's one just for you.

more news from Chinastan....

Ibsen Play Is Canceled in China After Audience Criticizes Government


A German theater production that invited audiences in China to voice their complaints about society has been canceled over fears of what they might say.

The Schaubühne Berlin company was due to perform “An Enemy of the People,” a 19th-century play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, in Nanjing on Thursday and Friday. But the shows were abruptly canceled after members of the audience in Beijing last week shouted criticisms of their authoritarian government.

The theater in Nanjing that was to host the play cited “technical problems,” including a hole in the stage, Tobias Veit, the Schaubühne’s executive director, said in a telephone interview.

But Mr. Veit said the real reason for the cancellation appeared to be that the theater managers deemed the play, first performed in 1883, too risky given the audience comments in Beijing.


“People were saying things like, ‘The biggest problem in China is the question of free speech,’ and things about economic scandals, corruption and how the press is not revealing the truth,” Mr. Veit said. “We thought they might not speak openly, but they did and actually talked about the political and social issues in China.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/w...imes&smtyp=cur

Ibsen Play Is Canceled in China After Audience Criticizes Government

Originally Posted by OhOh

One could have perceived problems from the title. In German as well presumably. What an educated audience it attracted.

One wonders how the authorities allowed such a play to be shown. The censors were asleep it seems, isn't there a committee or two that needs to be bribed as in more educated countries?

What on earth is this waffle about?

Multinationals shift from ‘Made for China’ to ‘Made with China’



"As China's reform and opening-up policy continues, transnational enterprises are gradually adjusting their strategy in the world's second-largest economy, which has gone from a place to make things more cheaply to an innovation hub, said entrepreneurs and experts on Tuesday.

Chen Liming, chairman of the Greater China Group at IBM Corp, told a session during the ongoing annual meeting of the 2018 Summer Davos Forum in North China's Tianjin Municipality on Tuesday that at the beginning of China's reform and opening-up, a major lure for foreign companies was the huge Chinese market.

"From a commercial perspective, a market means business. Many transnational companies brought their products here via trade and we call that period 'Made for China'," Chen said.

Yasushi Akahoshi, president of the Japan External Trade Organization, said back in that era, companies were mainly interested in China's cheap labor costs. Now, those costs are almost the same as in Japan.

"Instead of saying China is losing advantages in terms of cheap labor, I think the country offers new attractiveness through its high technology, innovation ability and rising start-ups, which are transforming China's economic growth model," Akahoshi told the Global Times on the sidelines of the session on Tuesday.

The huge Chinese market is still a big advantage, he added. "China is a developing country, but consumers are pursuing more quality goods, especially in the first-tier cities."

Ecosystems built by innovative start-ups in cities such as Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, can help Japanese companies in sectors including elder care. In Japan, those aged above 65 years old account for one-third of the population, Akahoshi noted.

Evolving from the longstanding strategy of "Made in China," multinationals are now choosing "Made with China," Chen said.

Amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution, these multinationals are trying to change their roles in the Chinese market by working with domestic players in line with the country's development path, Chen explained.

IBM has localized all its businesses in China, having its own research and development institutes as well as global delivery center. It has no joint ventures in the global market except for China.

In September 2017, Chinese hardware and software manufacturer Inspur Electronic Information Industry signed an agreement with IBM's China branch to form a joint venture covering the manufacturing and sales of servers.

Reflecting on four decades of reform and opening-up, Xu Niansha, chairman of State-owned China Poly Group, said during the session that the biggest challenge was the shift from a planned economy to a market-driven one, from the totally closed state to an open one.

"China has come a long way to today's achievements, and China should continue sticking to the reform and opening-up policy. In the meanwhile, it's better to hide strength and bide time instead of competing for the No.1 position" globally, EY China Chairman Albert Ng told the Global Times on the sidelines of the forum on Tuesday.

"Innovation and consumption are bound to be the future engines of China's economic growth," Ng said, pointing to strategies such as the Belt and Road initiative, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and mixed-ownership reform of State-owned enterprises. All these require down-to-earth implementation, he said."

Multinationals shift from ?Made for China? to ?Made with China? - Global Times

Xinjiang’s outlook on Silk Road brings in industries, opportunities



"After two hours of hectic work in the morning, Guzalnur Samat adeptly switches off the machine by the assembly line and quickly walks into the Moslem canteen.

"I am learning new techniques every day, and the job is perfect for me," said Guzalnur, a 27-year-old blue collar worker who has worked for four years at SAIC Volkswagen's factory in Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

She is one of 700 factory employees. Opened in 2013, the factory was the first passenger vehicle production base to be established in Xinjiang.

"If it weren't for this job, I would have gone back to my small hometown to teach Putonghua to ethnic minority groups, which would not have been half bad," she said. "But I would still have yearned for an opportunity like this."

Guzalnur, who is of the Uyghur ethnic group, said her income was much more competitive than the average pay in her hometown of Janbulak, a scenic spot known for the spectacular sight of wheat fields. And she recently bought a house in the city of Urumqi, with plans to settle down there.

"I also met the love of my life at the factory," Guzalnur said. "Everything now is on the right track."

Auto industry taking shape

"We came to Xinjiang to nurture and break into a booming market," said Fu Xuejun, director of SAIC Volkswagen's Xinjiang factory.

The annual output of the factory has now reached 20,000 vehicles.

The vehicles manufactured here are either sold locally or shipped to other provinces and regions in West China.

Despite favorable government policies on taxes and land procurement, building a vehicle factory in China's westernmost region was not without difficulties and challenges.

"The lack of supporting industries was our biggest challenge here," Fu said. "Long-distance transportation of machinery parts from the Yangtze River Delta inevitably eats up a large part of our profit margin."

The factory saw its first car come off the assembly line in 2013, when China put forward the Belt and Road (B&R) initiative for international cooperation and co-development. The proximity to countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt has brought Xinjiang a broader vision.

"We saw a new path through the initiative," Fu said. "This factory in Xinjiang will be our westward bridge on the Silk Road."

The factory's export permit to Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the five Central Asian countries -Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan - is expected to be issued later this year.

Fu said the new market would likely boost the factory's manufacturing capacity. To further adapt to the new customer base, the factory has decided to put forward a new model of SUV next year.

Last year, another passenger vehicle company GAC Motors opened a factory in Urumqi, also hoping to tap into the growing market.

"The magnifying effect of the prospective demand along the Belt and Road [routes] is growing," said Liu Dianbin, senior technology manager of SAIC Volkswagen's Xinjiang factory. "It is only a matter of time before a fully-fledged vehicle industry takes shape in Xinjiang."

Liu Dianbin said he and other senior staff could have been transferred to the Shanghai headquarters after three years, but none of them intended to go back. "We know we are building something big here," he said.

Regional center for industries

Xinjiang's position as China's key passageway to Central and West Asia has been emphasized during the five years since the B&R initiative was proposed.

The region is one of the three outlets for China-Europe freight trains, which just reached 10,000 since the first was launched in 2011. Up to 3,600 tons of cargo are handled every day in Urumqi, now one of the largest logistics hubs along the Silk Road Economic Belt.

But Xinjiang is posed to be more than just a doorway to the West. Benefiting from its geographical location, the once remote border region is shaping into a regional center of industries.

"Some of the countries along the B&R routes still lack the infrastructure for electricity, industry and transportation," said Liu Qianjin, chief technology officer of ABB (China), whose business fields range from electrical equipment to automation technology. "We therefore highly value our company's development in and around Xinjiang, the core region of the Silk Road Economic Belt."

Liu said the company established its first service center in Xinjiang in 2015, looking for more partnerships with Chinese enterprises on overseas ventures.

"The five Central Asian countries are the largest market for Xinjiang's clothing industry," said Zhang Xi'an, vice chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce for Imports and Exports of Textiles and Apparel.

In 2017, China's clothing exports to the five Central Asian countries reached $7.2 billion, and Xinjiang alone accounted for 80 percent of the total value. Among the countries and regions along the B&R routes, Eastern Europe is the second largest market for Xinjiang's clothing industry.

From 2014 to June this year, the number of clothing enterprises in Xinjiang increased by 2,200 with more than 540,000 people employed in the industry. Many clothing companies from East China have chosen Xinjiang as their new base.

"Xinjiang and the Central Asian countries are complementary in the clothing business," Zhang said. "We are looking at giant potential for industry development and commerce cooperation."

Xinjiang?s outlook on Silk Road brings in industries, opportunities - Global Times

More chinky propaganda.

You need to find some actual news sites rather than this arselicking shit you keep posting.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

More chinky propaganda.

Post some good news regarding the west, oh there is none. Or refute it.

You should post some realistic news stories about things like the chinkies dumping shit on other countries to put their domestic industries out of business.

Even the Indians are getting wise to it.

India may impose anti-dumping duty of up to $4.83 per kg on a certain kind of flax yarn, used in apparel industry, from China for five years with a view to guard domestic players from cheap imports from the neighbouring country.
The commerce ministry's investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has conducted a probe of alleged dumping of 'flax yarn of below 70 lea count' from China, following a complaint from Jaya Shree Textiles unit of Grasim Industries.
In its final findings of the probe, the DGTR has concluded that due to dumped imports, the domestic industry has suffered material injury.

https://www.business-standard.com/ar...1900624_1.html

And the EU has found the dirty little chinkies dumping electric bikes as well.

The EU has imposed tariffs on imports of Chinese electric bicycles, in an effort to shield the bloc’s manufacturers against dumping at a time of rising trade tensions around the globe.Brussels decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties of between 21.8 per cent and 83.6 per cent on inbound shipments of e-bikes from China, without which it said a further deterioration of the industry’s economic and financial situation was “very likely”.Regulators found evidence of dumping — selling a product below home market prices — as a result of which the region’s e-bike producers suffered “material injury”.

https://www.ft.com/content/c27c4aa6-...e-8771d5404543

You never post these kind of stories though. All you ever post is arselicking stories.

Are you a paid chinky stooge?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

You never post these kind of stories though. All you ever post is arselicking stories.

Are you a paid chinky stooge?

As I have stated many times my postings are aimed at displaying more Chinese news. I post positive news. Yourself and others here, have and will continue to post the unsubstantiated, fake, negative, news. It seems you and others continue to enjoy wallowing in the shit and stench of rotting civilisations.

If bothered I reply, politely, to yours and other's posts. If you and the others did likewise it may lead to a more harmonious world.

Always an optimist and thick skinned enough to let childish outburst run off my back. Which then return. undiminished, to your own cess pit, piling up over your mouth nose and eyes.

Originally Posted by OhOh

As I have stated many times my postings are aimed at displaying more Chinese news.

But you don't, all you post is Chinese state or paid media arselicking the chinkies.

It's like Russia, all you do is post RT and Sputnik bullshit, or sites that mirror their content.

You're a fucking stooge mate.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

India may impose anti-dumping duty o

May, may not. May be proven may not. That's not factual news is, currently some unnamed individuals opinion.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

in an effort to shield the bloc’s manufacturers against dumping at a time of rising trade tensions around the globe.Brussels decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties of between 21.8 per cent and 83.6 per cent on inbound shipments of e-bikes from China, without which it said a further deterioration of the industry’s economic and financial situation was “very likely”.Regulators found evidence of dumping — selling a product below home market prices — as a result of which the region’s e-bike producers suffered “material injury”.

It appears the "dumping" allegation is "highly likely" . That phrase has been debunked, thrown into the dustbin. Nobody gets out of bed to defend that accusation.

What has the WTO decided on the issue, they are the ruling organisation, I believe, not EU regulators. You may also like to read against which WTO criteria the EU can use "home prices" as a comparison as China is WTO classed as an "Emerging Nation".

Come back when you have factual accusations that China is ignoring not western propaganda and there may be reasons for a discussion.

Originally Posted by OhOh

May, may not. May be proven may not. That's not factual news is, currently some unnamed individuals opinion.



It appears the "dumping" allegation is "highly likely" . That phrase has been debunked, thrown into the dustbin. Nobody gets out of bed to defend that accusation.

What has the WTO decided on the issue, they are the ruling organisation, I believe, not EU regulators. You may also like to read against which WTO criteria the EU can use "home prices" as a comparison as China is WTO classed as an "Emerging Nation".

Come back when you have factual accusations that China is ignoring not western propaganda and there may be reasons for a discussion.

Nothing gets debunked just because some chinky stooge says it does.

China makes steady progress in urbanization

"China has made steady progress in urbanization during the past 40 years thanks to its reform and opening-up, with a rapidly-growing population of city dwellers.

　（Xinhua File Photo）

Permanent urban residents amounted to 810 million at the end of the last year, up by 640 million from 1978, with an annual average growth of 16.44 million, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a report Monday. The urbanization rate stood at 58.52 percent, surging from 17.92 percent four decades ago.

The number of Chinese cities more than tripled to 661 from 1978 to 2017. A total of sixteen cities boast more than 5 million residents according to household registration data, while only Shanghai had reached that level 40 years ago.


Chinese cities are seeing stronger overall competitiveness and have a bright outlook, the NBS said.


There has been a significant improvement in public transport and infrastructure in cities. The total track length of rail transit in 32 cities stood at 4,484 km at the end of 2017, up from 23.6 km, only seen in Beijing, four decades ago. The number of buses rose from 17,000 in 1978 to 477,000 in 2016 in prefecture-level cities.
The livelihood of urbanites has also improved dramatically as the disposable income soared by 14.4 times to 36,396 yuan (5,322 U.S. dollars) from 1978 to 2017. The urban employed figure stood at 424.62 million people at the end of last year.


China makes steady progress in urbanization - People's Daily Online

Water projects help improve water supplies in village of NW China's Ningxia

Villager He Jinwen serves tea at home in Hejiakouzi Village of Hanjiaoshui Township in Zhongning County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2018. In 2004, a project diverting water from the Yellow River eased Hanjiaoshui's water shortage. Many migrant workers returned hometown. Under the guidance of local government, they planted watermelon and developed cultivation industry. In March of 2017, Ningxia started the construction of another water project to improve water supplies in Hanjiaoshui.(Xinhua/Guo Xulei)
Lyon-Guangzhou Sun Trip enhances regional exchanges and cooperation

The participants depart from Lyon.

Participants from 10 countries recently concluded the Lyon-Guangzhou Sun Trip, riding their solar bicycles 12,000 kilometers over two and a half months.

The event, co-hosted by the French Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition (MTES) and the Chinese Embassy in France, was organized to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of friendly relations between the cities of Lyon and Guangzhou.


The activity, which has been held every other year since 2013, promotes green energy and commuting.


“Riding in China is amazing and unforgettable,” said Herman Segers from Belgium, who finished in 6th place.


He recalled that it was raining when he first arrived in Urumchi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. His Chinese contact immediately got in touch and arranged a hotel for him.

The participants tale a photo in Guangzhou.

The friendliness and hospitality of his new Chinese friends was touching, Segers noted.

The activity conforms to the green Belt and Road and sustainable development plan, French Minister of MTES Nicolas Hulot noted, adding that the Sun Trip will not only enhance China-France people-to-people exchanges, but will also promote energy and environmental cooperation between the two countries."

Lyon-Guangzhou Sun Trip enhances regional exchanges and cooperation - People's Daily Online



China's fight against poverty in full swing

"Forty counties have officially been removed from China's list of 125 impoverished counties in 20 central and western Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, according to a recent announcement by China's poverty relief office.

The announcement from the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development means that a total of 68 counties have been lifted out of poverty.


Over the past five years, China has made unprecedented achievements from its efforts to eliminate poverty. Its impoverished population in rural areas was reduced to 30.46 million in 2017 from 98.99 million in 2012, down by 68.53 million, or nearly 70 percent.


The poverty headcount ratio dropped from 10.2 percent in 2012 to 3.1 percent in 2017. Each year, 13.7 million impoverished people were pulled out of poverty.
The battle against poverty, a hard nut laying in front of the whole world, is a task of all mankind. In the 40 years of reform and opening up, China has successfully lifted 800 million people out of poverty, a miracle in mankind's poverty alleviation history.


UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pointed out that targeted poverty reduction strategies are the only way to reach those farthest behind and achieve the ambitious targets set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.


China has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, and its experiences can provide valuable lessons to other developing countries, the UN official added.


The Chinese government has offered strong capital and policy support in order to win the battle against poverty with flying colors. For instance, more rights have been delegated to county-level governments in the approval of poverty alleviation funds.


Data showed that 95 percent of funding was directly accessible by county-level governments in 2017, up from 70 percent in 2014.


An accumulated 443.7 billion yuan ($ 64.8 billion) of micro loans were granted to support 11.23 million registered impoverished households for industrial development. Besides, a series of policies on tax and finance, land, transport, water, electricity, and renovation of dilapidated buildings were rolled out in a combined manner.


According to statistics, there are still 30 million impoverished people in rural China that need to be lifted out of poverty in the next three years. A large proportion of them are poor because of illness and physical disabilities.


To realize precision in poverty reduction, accurate calculation and study is a must-to-do thing. In 2014, China built a national poverty alleviation and development information system based on village-to-village and household-to-household identification across the country that enabled the government to get information on the distribution of impoverished population, causes of impoverishment and their demands for poverty reduction.


The registration accuracy of impoverished people has reached 98 percent. China's data on poverty has for the first time covered individual villages, households, and even each person.


China's endeavor in targeted poverty alleviation also tries to seek effective remedies and take differentiated policies for different problems.
Five supplementary approaches, including fostering distinctive industries, advancing relocation, ecological compensation, strengthening education and improving social welfare system, have been introduced by China to achieve its goal.


The country has started pilot e-commerce programs in 428 counties to alleviate poverty and launched tourism-driven poverty alleviation program in 22,600 impoverished villages. Poverty alleviation through developing industries is enjoying a good momentum.
In addition, China plans to have 10 million people relocated for poverty reduction between 2016 and 2020. A total of 370,000 registered impoverished residents have been employed as forest protectors.


Besides, students from poverty-stricken households have been basically able to receive free vocational and high school education.
Improving social security is the final step to effectively combine rural basic living allowances and poverty reduction and development. Through these measures, the country will be able to provide aid and guarantees for all those in need."

China's fight against poverty in full swing - People's Daily Online


China-constructed urban railway in Vietnam on horizon



"HANOI, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's first urban railway, constructed by China Railway Sixth Group Co. Ltd, started its trial operation on Thursday. The Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated rail line in Vietnam's Hanoi capital is scheduled to run on a pilot basis for three to six months before commercial operation which is expected to start before lunar new year festival (early February 2019).


Urban railway is a new means of transport in Vietnam, transporting a large number of passengers in a convenient and comfortable way, Nguyen Ngoc Dong, Vietnamese deputy minister of transport, said on Thursday when he took part in checking and supervising its trial operation.
The trial operation is a milestone in the urban railway project before the rail line is put into use, he stated.


"I think that technical aspects will be OK. The only issue is management work, how to build up apparatus, master techniques and procedures needed to operate the rail line, and organize transport connections," the deputy minister said.


Hanoi has a big population, so it should develop at least three urban rail lines and more bus routes to link its urban transport systems, he stated.
Vietnam and China are cooperating to implement some programs and projects on railway development and connection.


"China has developed urban railways very quickly," and the country currently has up to 27,000 km of high-speed railway, accounting for nearly one half of the world's total, the deputy minister said while comfortably sitting in an air-conditioned green train to participate in evaluating its trial operation.


From Thursday, 13 four-carriage trains are scheduled to run on a pilot basis transporting passengers for a total distance of more than 13 km through 12 stations in the three districts of Ha Dong, Thanh Xuan and Dong Da in 30 minutes.


Trains run on both directions and they depart at interval of 10 minutes. Each train stops at each station for one minute.


An air-conditioned train, whose length is some 80m, can accommodate up to 1,000 people. Each carriage is some 19m long, 2.8m wide and 3.8m high.
After taking a short ride, the Vietnamese deputy minister got off the train at Van Quan Station, and entered a control room full of computers and technical boards on its walls.


One of the big boards bears a Vietnamese sentence "Diagram of Electricity Supply System for Urban Railway in Hanoi, Vietnam". Another board features buttons, switches and name tags which say "Escalator", "Anti-fire pump" and "Smoke-discharging fan".


Chinese technicians in the room, mostly handsome guys wearing short-sighted glasses, glued their eyes to computer screens, while Dong and Vietnamese reporters listened to presentations about technical issues.


According to Vu Hong Phuong, vice head of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway project management unit, the railway's trial operation is of significance because it ensures safe and sound commercial operation to serve people in the next few months.


"We are checking the smooth combination of equipment in the whole system. We are also completing final steps such as decoration and equipment, including stairways, escalators and elevators," Phuong said.


Regarding personnel for the urban railway, a number of Vietnamese people have been sent to China for training, and others have been trained in Vietnam, Phuong said, noting that they will gradually master relevant technologies and techniques to well manage, operate and maintain the whole railway system.


"The trains' average speed is 35 km per hour," although they can run at twice of that speed, he said, noting that the short distance of some 1 km between two adjacent stations make it hard for trains to travel at their maximum speed.


Inside one train on Thursday, many local reporters were busy taking photos, shooting videos, or livestreaming elevated trains and their trial operations. Major Vietnamese media outlets, including Vietnam News Agency and online newspaper VnExpress posted many nice photos and videos about the trains on the move.
Hu Suojin, commercial counselor of the Chinese embassy in Vietnam, said Vietnam's first urban railway, constructed by China Railway Sixth Group Co. Ltd using Chinese ODA and Vietnamese reciprocal capital, will help ease transport pressure in Hanoi, contributing to the r all-round cooperation between the two countries.


In August, during a test run of Cat Linh-Ha Dong rail line, many Vietnamese people were invited to board trains. They were eager to see designated areas for people with mobility disabilities. Seats for the elderly, pregnant women and children are highlighted in yellow color, while steel holders are there to make sure safe positions for standing passengers.


"The train is clean and cool. Unlike roads with traffic lights and frequent congestions below, it runs fairly fast and smoothly. I hope more urban rail routes like this will be built in Hanoi and other localities," Nguyen Anh Duc, an 11th-grade student of Cao Ba Quat High School in Hanoi's Gia Lam district, told Xinhua.
Duc, whose father works as a driver for the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project, said he is studying hard to be admitted to the Automobile Technology Faculty of the Hanoi University of Industry.


"I want to develop advanced vehicles for both personal use and mass transport. I do not want people to think that going on roads in Hanoi is a nightmare. I want daily trips are relaxing," the young man boasted, grinning from ear to ear.



China-constructed urban railway in Vietnam on horizon - People's Daily Online

Fuck me the obsequious sycophant is in full flow today.