China has started construction on 16 new express passenger rail projects and is expected to have 12,000 kilometers of express rail lines by 2020, the Ministry of Railways said Sunday. New express rail lines will link up provincial c ... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Mon, Nov 19 2007
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