A train to run through the Himalaya, China agrees to build the railway to Nepal, is it worth it for China to spend a lot of money?
September 09, 2022
Date: September 9, 2022
Author: Zhang Jiadong
About the author: Zhang Jiadong is a professor at Fudan University, China. He is also the director of the Center for South Asian Studies, Fudan University.
More info: https://iis.fudan.edu.cn/en/86/90/c16631a165520/page.psp
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Recently, the Nepali ambassador to China talked about the China-Nepal railway project. He said that the China-Nepal Railway is the most concerned demand of Nepal at present, and the opening of the railway will bring dreams and prosperity to Nepal. This project has become a unique century project in Nepal's history. So how should China calculate the economic and strategic accounts behind this century project?
At the beginning of this century, the Sino-Nepali railway has already paved the way. In fact, as early as the beginning of this century, there has been news of the cross-border railway between China and Nepal. A…