Warm ties: Liow speaking on regional cooperation at the Asian Political Parties’ Special Conference on the Silk Road in Beijing, China.
BEIJING: The Pan-Asian Railway linking Kunming to Singapore has received a much-needed boost with the introduction of the Belt and Road initiative.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said this network of railways had been discussed for many years, but the countries involved did not push for its rapid implementation until China’s proposal of the new Silk Road came along.
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