China hopes for Singapore support in high-speed rail project

September 20, 2017

BEIJING - China hopes Singapore will support Chinese enterprises who wish to participate in the Singapore-Malaysia high-speed railway project, Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday, the State newsagency Xinhua reported.

"China has cutting-edge, safe and reliable, cost-effective high-speed railway technology," Li said in his talks with visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Xinhua said.

Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to build a 360-km high-speed rail link between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, which is expected to start operation by December 2026 and to cut travel time to about 90 minutes. Singapore welcomed Chinese businesses to the project, Lee was reported as saying.  www.webershandwick.cn (ATI).