China clinches first overseas bullet train deal with Indonesia

中国与印尼签署首个海外高铁协议

BEIJING: After years of intense lobbying with several countries, including India, in an effort to sell its high-speed rail technology, China has finally bagged its first ever overseas bullet train project signing a USD 5.5 billion deal with Indonesia.

The two countries inked an agreement in Jakarta yesterday to launch a joint venture for a high-speed rail linking the Indonesian capital with Bandung, the capital of West Java “in a breakthrough deal,” state-run Global Times reported.

为了出售高铁技术，中国在数年里向包括印度在内的几个国家积极游说，最终与印尼签署55亿美元的协议，把首个海外高铁项目收入囊中。