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发信人: taijifish (taijifish), 信区: Military
标 题: 看来中铁没白亏，沙特应该蛮适合搞高铁吧
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Nov 21 11:22:41 2010, 美东)
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article196282.ece
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: 852 | 2 恩，很多事情都是相对了，中国现在在全球扩展阶段，有时放弃一些眼前利益对中国对
全球市场的开拓是很有利。眼光放远一些，做得好，相当于打了一个长期有效的实物广
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