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Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced that a new $36 billion (£27.5 billion) railway to link the capital of Tibet, Lhasa, with Chengdu in Sichuan and cut the journey time by over 30 hours. The 1,700-kilometers long railway will rise to 5,072 meters above sea level. Xi is quoted as saying the project is of “profound significance for the country’s long-term stability and the development of Tibet”.
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