财经金融新闻 中国铁路海外建备受瞩目

After years of making inroads into foreign markets, Chinese railway companies are starting to expand their strategies. A series of setbacks have plagued Chinese companies attempting to export railway technology and build railroads overseas in the past few years. But now, a deal between two Chinese rail companies and two African nations shows that railway operation is becoming the name of the game.

经过多年努力，中国铁路公司开始拓展策略方阵。过去几年，中国铁路公司期望技术出口，中国铁路海外建的目标屡遭失败。但如今，两家中方铁路公司与非洲两国达成协议，铁路运行已变得尤为重要。

Rail builder China Railway Construction Corporation, or CRCC, and railway operator China Railway Corp. recently told Caixin that they will operate a railroad linking the capitals of Ethiopia and Djibouti for six years with immediate¹ effect. The 750-kilometer railroad between Addis Ababa and Djibouti City was built by China Civil Engineering Construction Corp., a CRCC subsidiary. It cost US$4 billion to build and was completed late last year.

近日，中国铁建股份有限公司（CRCC）以及铁路运营商中国铁路总公司在接受财新采访时表示，中方获得“埃塞─吉布提铁路”六年运营权，这条铁路也将连接两国首都。这条铁路连接吉布提港和亚的斯亚贝巴，全长750公里，由中国铁建股份有限公司子公司，中国土木工程集团有限公司建造而成。赤字40亿美金，并已于去年年底完工。

Chinese companies were heavily involved in building infrastructure² for the Ethiopia-Djibouti project, from manufacturing trains to laying tracks. But the decision to control railroad operations is a relatively³ new direction – and a potentially risky⁴ one.

从建造铁路到铺设铁路，在“埃塞─吉布提”项目中，中国公司在基础设施项目上投入巨大。但赢得铁路运营权实属新方向，且有点冒险。

Zhao Jian, an economics professor at Beijing Jiaotong University, said that operating railroads overseas may come with political risks related to sovereignty and stability. He said that rail companies in developed countries like Japan and Germany have opted⁵ for selling railway technology and trains over operating railroad networks abroad.

北京交大经济学教授赵坚表示，海外运营权或将产生与主权和稳定相关的政治风险。他表示像德国和日本等发达国家，他们的铁路公司选择技术出口和销售铁路，而不是获得海外运营权。

But Chinese rail companies are plunging⁶ ahead on overseas railway operations, both in East Africa and in Southeast Asia. Aside from the Ethiopia-Djibouti link, CRCC made a deal with several Indonesian firms last year to co-build and co-operate a 142-kilometer line, which will link the capital Jakarta with the country’s third-largest city Bandung. The project is expected to be completed in 2018.

而在运营权方面，中国铁路公司在西非和东南亚一直高歌猛进。除了“埃塞─吉布提铁路”，中国铁建股份有限公司去年与多家印尼铁路公司达成协议，双方将共同建设，共同运营这条全长142公里铁路，这条铁路将连接首都雅加达和第三大城市万隆。该项目预计将于2018年完工。

Meanwhile, transportation infrastructure builder China Communications Construction Co. recently announced that it will bid for the right to operate a railway line between Nairobi and Mombasa, two major cities in Kenya. An employee told Caixin that the transportation infrastructure company is confident that it can land the deal.

与此同时，中国交通建设集团有限公司近日宣布，将竞标内罗毕到蒙巴萨（肯尼亚两大城市）铁路运营权。某职员在接受财新采访时表示，我们对签署这份协议信心满满。

1 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

2 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

3 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

4 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

5 opted   

v.选择，挑选( opt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
• After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。

6 plunging   

adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》