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Made in China" is no longer a taboo label, thanks to Mashair railway.
By SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS
Published: Nov 20, 2010 00:13 Updated: Nov 20, 2010 00:46
MINA: Perhaps the most notable improvement of Saudi Arabia’s many projects
to accommodate Haj pilgrims is the railway that shuttled tens of thousands
of people around the holy sites.
As the modern, high-tech trains picked up and dropped off passengers, they
created a newfound respect for Chinese-made products and Chinese-
engineering prowess. Officials said the multibillion-riyal project that was
started last year will about triple its capacity from present levels when
completed in 2012. Nonetheless, the rail system has already alleviated
vehicular traffic around Mina and made travel for many pilgrims a snap.
The Sino-Saudi relationship has been growing over the last decade as China
has sought more fossil fuels to power its economic growth. Custodian of the
Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah helped realign the nation’s trade
relationships with the implementation of a “Look East” policy, which has
fostered imports of heavy machinery and construction equipment as well as
consumer goods. China has also raised the quality of its exported goods to
fight earlier perceptions that its exports were inferior to products
manufactured elsewhere.
“We would go to shopping malls and ask for Made-in-Germany and Made-in-
Japan stuff. We would look down upon Made-in-China stuff,” said Suleiman Al
-Hatrash, a social-sciences teacher at an Abha college. “We started taking
China seriously when we went to the Western countries and saw their shopping
malls filled with Made-in-China goods.”
However, the state-of-the-art rail system is changing peoples’ perceptions
about China almost as fast as it is whisking passengers around Mina.
“People couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw pilgrims being ferried
between the holy sites of Mina, Muzdalifah and Arafat,” said journalist
Hadi Fakihi. “Those who rode the train were gushing about its high-tech
aspects. China has overnight become a nation to respect and emulate.”
“China has won hearts with this successful project,” said Rashad Husein,
vice president of the South Asian Pilgrim Establishment. “It is the first
time China has executed such a massive project in the Islamic world. This
will not only bring China and the Muslim world closer; this will strengthen
the bond between Saudi Arabia and China.”
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发帖数: 43070 | 2 广告效应开始显现。
中铁建这几年没少挣，为了国家战略亏点就亏点，国家又不会让他垮了。 | j***x
发帖数: 1469 | | i*****T
发帖数: 1855 | 4 一般火车是要在铁轨上撒沙子的，不清楚高铁是否也要撒，估计也要的
【在 j***x 的大作中提到】
: 沙子弄铁轨上， 是不是很危险 ？
| t******t
发帖数: 15246 | 5 铁建就是国家建筑公司，国家不可能让他们真亏。
【在 s*****r 的大作中提到】
: 广告效应开始显现。
: 中铁建这几年没少挣，为了国家战略亏点就亏点，国家又不会让他垮了。
| j***x
发帖数: 1469 | 6 这个了解， 问题是不能把铁轨盖住啊。
【在 i*****T 的大作中提到】
: 一般火车是要在铁轨上撒沙子的，不清楚高铁是否也要撒，估计也要的
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