The Chinese State Council Prime Minister Li Qiang tried on Wednesday (September 6) in Indonesia to take the MDASH of Jakarta jointly built by the two countries; the Bandung High -speed Railway (Yawan high -speed railway).This iconic Belt and Road cooperation project has been delayed several times, causing the outside world to worry about whether the Belt and Road has been weak.However, scholars analyze that even if the Chinese economy is facing severe challenges, it will still bet on resource support.
Comprehensive Indonesian news website OKEZONE, TEMPO.CO, and Reuters reported that Li Qiang, who is attending the Asian Security Conference in Indonesia, was accompanied by the Minister of Ocean and Investment, Indonesia on the afternoon of the 6th.Lim Station, test the Yawan high -speed rail.
According to reports, this trial is only about 41 kilometers from Karawang (Halim) and Karawang, located on the suburbs of Jakarta.
In the interview, Luhut said that they discussed with Li Qiang to extend the Yawan high -speed rail to Surabaya in Indonesia on the north bank of Java Island. Li Qiang expressed support.
The 142 -kilometer Yawan high -speed rail is connected to the two major cities of Jakarta and Bandung, with a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour. It is an index project planned in Indonesia in China. It adopts Chinese technology and standards throughout the board.
The Yawan high -speed rail was originally scheduled to be completed in 2019, but since the construction of 2016, it has experienced many delays. It has been laid in July 2022. It is not announced until this year. It is expected to be officially operated in October with a delay of four years.
Chinese official last November with Indonesia, President Zoko, in Bali, and witnessed the Yawan high -speed rail test operation through a video.
At that time, Zoko said that he was optimistic about the operation of the Yawan high -speed rail in June this year (2023).However, the actual investment operation is still delayed by four months from expected.
Budi said frankly on Wednesday that until this test ride, the Yawan high -speed rail was still waiting for the results of the safety inspection and had not yet obtained an operating permit.But he was convinced that the project was safe.
In addition, the overall cost of the Yawan high -speed railway was as high as about $ 7.3 billion (about 9.9 billion yuan), with a cost over 1.2 billion US dollars; it was much higher than the bidding in 2014, Japan proposed to Indonesia 6.2 billion US dollars.
Bloomberg reported that Nikki Shore Tianwen, who also attended the Asian Security Conference in Indonesia, also said in a forum earlier on Wednesday that Japan will seek the development of transportation infrastructure that supports Asia.
Zoko subsequently proposed that it hopes that Japan can increase its contribution to the infrastructure in the Asian Diandan region, and pointed out that Ya'an will need $ 184 billion each year.
When Li Qiang attended the meeting of China and Asian Leaders on the same day, he said that China's economic aggregate is now second in the world, and Asianan has become the fifth largest economy in the world. The two sides develop as important opportunities as each other.
He also emphasized that as long as China and Asianan adhere to the right path, no matter what kind of storms they go through in the future, the cooperation between the two parties will be unbreakable and stable.
Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang (left) arrived at the 43rd Asian Security Summit at Jakarta on September 6 to shake hands with the host country and Indonesian President Zako.(Reuters)
Due to China's downturn in economic downturn, the delay of the Yawan high -speed rail has also caused the outside world to question whether the Belt and Road is weak.
Wang Xinxian, a special professor of the East Asia Research Institute of Taiwan Politburo, analyzed in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post. It was indeed tightened due to the downward pressure on the Chinese economy.
However, he believes that the Belt and Road Initiative is of highly strategic significance. Beijing will not give up lightly. Therefore, even if the economy is facing severe challenges, it will still bet on resources and support the Belt and Road.
