Kiss_of_the_Dragon
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@Chinese-Dragon I heard Tibet railway only costed some $4 billion as China got some cheaper technology to preserve tracks over permafrost, $18 billion sounds incredibly too high.
I was watching the documentary on Tibet Railway that China waited for 50 years until some new cheaper technology is developed for Tibet railways, are you sure China is ready to invest in such costly project with little chances of having returns.
18$ billions is not a baseless number, this got through the feasibility of the project: such blast moutain, dig tunnel, cimenting the mountain to prevent rocks from falling into the highway, bridges, over-pass....just look at pictures from post #40, you will realise complexity. We don't know the detail of this mega projects, if there is an railway or/and pipeline will be included into this 18 billions corridor.
As for the investnment return, this is long term project, don't expect an immediate returns, The primary intent of the economic cooridor is link towns and cities, it will facilitate the economic exchange and make the region prosper then the project will be payed by itself. Infrastructure development is not just an economy issue but also for the well been for the population.