As part of President Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative, a rail line connecting China and Laos opened on Friday. The line connects the Chinese city of Kunming with the Laotian capital Vientiane. The1000 km long high-speed railway costed $6 billion.
Inaugurating the line, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith attended a virtual ceremony. Earlier on the same day, Xi, during a meeting, said that the countries stood at "a new historical starting point".
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