As the Chinese saying goes,"Roads lead to riches. "And this isSomxay Laolion,a Laotian driver on the China-Laos Railway,has observed over the past two-and-a-half years.
As a driver travellingVientiane and Boten (border town),he can see more and more houses and factories(build)along the route. The 1,035-kilometer railway, is a flagship project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative,connects Kunming,the capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province,with the Laotian capital,Vientiane. (adopt)Chinese technical standards,the China-Laos Railway is China's first international railway project(primary)funded and built by Chinese companies and(connect)to China's railway network.
Since June 2020,the Laos-China Railway Co has recruited and trained Lao trainees and more than 800 Lao employees,or over 90 percent of the trainees, (assign)specific positions.
The China-Laos Railway has opened "a new phase of development"for Laos to transform(it)from a landlocked country to a land-linked one. The railway has maintained a positive trend of increasing volume and(efficient),as well as thriving passenger and freight businesses. The China-Laos Railway has become a road of development, happiness,and friendship for the Lao and Chinese people.