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Afghanistan
The train hasn't arrived yet. When will Russia be able to send cargo through Afghanistan?
2023-10-28
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Mark Luzhkovy

Considering all the above problems, there are no prospects for a lightning-fast start to construction yet.
[REGNUM] The interim government of Afghanistan, formed by the Taliban movement (an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation), decided to install a 1520 mm gauge on the projected Trans-Afghan Railway, which is unofficially called “Russian”.
Posted by:badanov

#13  #12 Himmm, fnord carries no message.Curious word usage.
Posted by: Dale   2023-10-28 23:18  

#12  Re #8...

Confucius warn, "Mongoloid hordes
Of quantum AI sweeping boards
Will give you September
You never remember!"
Cue yellow flood, infinite fnords.

Posted by: Harry Greremble5424   2023-10-28 21:11  

#11  "like for both Kazakhstan and Russia to become more active and join this project... "
We'd like somebody who actually knows how to do this stuff to get involved."
Posted by: ed in texas   2023-10-28 20:35  

#10  Biden has given Vlad has two choices: He can deal with China or he can surrender to NATO.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-10-28 12:40  

#9  Xi would own Russia in just a few years, just like he does with other previous 'Belt and Road' countries.

Just like he owns us.

The smart thing would be to ally ourselves with Russia against China but Chinese money talks and Biden listens.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-10-28 12:38  

#8  This fear has long existed between nations.With each advancement the fear only increases. Quantum computing as an example where a coupling AI and quantum computing dramatically increases problem solving. So they predict by 2045 this technology surpasses human kind. So at this time China has a system 100 times faster than conventional computing. So a major effort between nations to keep up in this theater of interest. Fear it or accept it but it is here already.
Posted by: Dale   2023-10-28 10:30  

#7  Spot on Rich. MERSK shipping is the China 'road' to ownership of the U.S.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-10-28 08:50  

#6  If you were Vlad and Xi, what obvious economic steps might you take ?

Xi would own Russia in just a few years, just like he does with other previous 'Belt and Road' countries.

The Chinese philosophy is to play a much longer game than the rest of the world, including Russia.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2023-10-28 08:45  

#5  If you were Vlad and Xi, what obvious economic steps might you take ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-10-28 07:03  

#4  China has also accommodated rail gauge of Russia.
Posted by: Dale   2023-10-28 06:44  

#3  It seems the days of big projects are in the past in the west since so much manufacturing has been sent overseas. Panama canal being one example among many.
Posted by: Dale   2023-10-28 06:34  

#2  /\ Global Bidenomics.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-10-28 06:30  

#1  1 billion crude shipped from Russia to China. Big projects being accomplished where in the past the west had been the big player.
Posted by: Dale   2023-10-28 06:28  

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