As part of the last visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to China, the Russian Railways and China Railway Corp signed a memorandum of understanding on the creation of high-speed freight rail routes linking China, Russia, and Europe.
High-speed freight rail freight will play a key role in promoting logistics, trade, and investment between China and Russia, a source in China Association for Overseas Development told CGTN on Tuesday.
Also, the Chinese side expects that strengthening cooperation will help advance Chinese high-speed rail technologies in Russia, while the first such project already exists. The matter concerns the construction of a high-speed railway connecting the Russian cities of Moscow and Kazan.