The China-Laos Railway, connects Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province with the Laotian capital, Vientiane, (start) operation on Dec 3. 2021. The 1035-kilometer-long railway is a landmark project and an important part of the Pan-Asian railway network. It will not only benefit the two peoples, but also (significant) improve regional connectivity.
(locate) southwest of China, Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia and mainly depends on road, water and air transport for the movement of people and goods. It has long been a dream for the Lao people to see their country change from a land-locked countrya "land-linked one", end the opening of the new railway is a big step toward turning
(they) dream into reality.
The new railway will improve Laos' transportation and promote its tourism as well as agricultural processing industries. It will also enable Lao businesses to (well) fit into regional and global supply chains.
China and Laos have stood together through thick and thin and engaged in mutually beneficial cooperation on the basis of equality. Besides, China and Laos were die first (sign) an agreement based on the Belt and Road Initiative. The opening of the China-Laos Railway will thus help speed the (develop) of the China-Laos Economic Corridor, and will further advance the building of a China-Laos community with shared future.
