China Builds New Link To Southeast Asia

The railway’s planned 250-plus miles of track will connect China’s southern Yunnan province with Laos’ capital Vientiane. It is part of a line that will eventually extend from Kunming, Yunnan’s capital, connecting to Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, and south to Singapore.

Notes

Railroad fork to the Mayalasian capital of Kuala Lumpur already exists.

Source: Mercator Institute for Chinese Studies

Credit: Sean McMinn/NPR