2016年CRI China-Constructed High-speed Railway Starts in Indonesia

 

The 150-kilometer railway, linking the capital Jakarta with Bandung in West Java, is being built by a joint¹ venture between an Indonesia consortium of four state-owned companies and China Railway.

Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong, who attended a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction, says the railway will further promote cooperation between China and Indonesia:

"The successful launch of Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway set a new record in pragmatic cooperation between the two countries. It will also serve as a new model for bilateral² cooperation in various fields, particularly in infrastructure³ and production capacity."

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, also at the ceremony, says the railway will help boost his country's development:

"A country that is most efficient and quick in its development will emerge victorious⁴ in the competition between countries."

Last October, the Indonesian government has selected the Chinese company over a competitor from Japan to build the nation's first bullet rail link.

The estimated cost of the project is $5 billion US dollars, with 75 percent of the financing from the Chinese side.

Ma Yunshuang, who is responsible for the construction of the railway, explains why Indonesia chose China Railway as its partner:

"The Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway is China's first case of international cooperation in the whole industry chain. It is of significance. The project marks an important step for Chinese railway to go aboard. Through it, China exports its technology, equipment, and experience of operation, construction and capital operation. So it is a good example of showing the competitiveness of China's railways."

The project, with has a distance of approximately 150 km, will cut the travel time between the two cities from more than three hours at present to less than 40 minutes once the project is finished.

He Huawu is the chief engineer at China Railway International Co Ltd., and says the railway will benefit local economic development:

"The high-speed railway project will help improve transportation and benefit commuters. Most importantly, it will help attract investors⁵ and bring business opportunities along the line."

The high-speed railway is expected to be completed by 2018 and will be operational in early 2019.

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1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

3 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。

4 victorious   

adj.胜利的，得胜的

参考例句：

• We are certain to be victorious.我们定会胜利。
• The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。

5 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会