A high-speed train between China and U.S.?
Mayuko Hattori
China mulls building high-speed train from china to U.S.. The official name is Beijing- Alaska line.
According to a report in the Beijing times, Chinese officials are considering building a high-speed rail line that would start in northern China, go up through Russia and connect through Canada into America.
The proposed line would be more than 8,000 miles long. That's like travelling from New York to Los Angeles almost three times.
And they are planning to make a tunnel between Russia and Alaska. It will be cost $35 billion, it will take 20 years.
According Wang Mengshu, Chinese government get permission to make it from Russia.
We may go to China or U.S. by train in the future.
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According to a report in the Beijing times, Chinese officials are considering building a high-speed rail line that would start in northern China, go up through Russia and connect through Canada into America.
The proposed line would be more than 8,000 miles long. That's like travelling from New York to Los Angeles almost three times.
And they are planning to make a tunnel between Russia and Alaska. It will be cost $35 billion, it will take 20 years.
According Wang Mengshu, Chinese government get permission to make it from Russia.
We may go to China or U.S. by train in the future.
Watch the news
Read Chinese article