Chapter 937: Opportunities of China's High-speed Rail

The current Myanmar is still full of intertwined forces from all sides.

The forces attracted by the Panshan Group account for about two-thirds of Myanmar, and almost a third are hostile to the Panshan Group. It just so happens that this third is in the middle and lower reaches of the Salween River and the Irrawaddy River.

What the Panshan Group can do is to build reservoirs and hydropower stations on the upper reaches of the Salween and Irrawaddy rivers, boil frogs in warm water, and slowly boil away these forces.

The hostile one-third of the forces have launched a leader-Aung San Suu Kyi!

This woman is not a simple woman. She was born in Aung Kuang, Myanmar. Her father is Aung San. Aung San Suu Kyi has received support from Europe and the United States. Coupled with the power of her family, she cannot be underestimated.

However, they are not monolithic. There are many conflicts between the military and various parties, and there are at least a dozen groups of various forces.

It's just that the Chinese and overseas Chinese who originally lived in these territories have moved to the other two-thirds of the territories.

This makes the Panshan Group's previous methods unusable.

After Liu Tao introduced the construction status of the south channel project, he began to introduce the reservoir hydropower stations that have been built, the reservoirs and hydropower stations under construction, and the planned reservoirs and hydropower stations in the entire southwest.

It can be said that in terms of hydropower and water resources development, Panshan Group and the Southwest Region will continue to work hard for almost 25 years, thereby increasing the hydropower resource development rate in the Southwest to more than 95%, making the entire Southwest region a clean energy base.

The leaders nodded repeatedly. The construction of these hub projects can not only generate electricity, divert water for irrigation, and drink water, but also provide navigation, flood control and other benefits. Moreover, this energy is inexhaustible, has no pollution, and has a comprehensive cost. It's also relatively low.

Although such a large investment will affect the profits turned over by Panshan Group, as the saying goes, from the people, for the people, the national tax revenue is ultimately used for national construction. In this regard, different approaches lead to the same goal.

Leaders still appreciate Panshan Group's redemption of shares in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guizhou provinces and the reorganization of China Southern Power Grid. Most of the profits in the future will be from investment in electric power.

The importance of electricity is unquestionable.

A country's industrial scale, power generation and electricity consumption are definitely very important indicators.

Without electricity, there would be no mention of modern industry and modernization.

China is deeply aware of this.

"After New Year's Day, the Shanghai-Shenzhen high-speed railway will be completed. Will your Panshan Group invest some more in transportation?" the leader said.

The completion ceremony of the Shanghai-Shenzhen High-speed Railway will be officially held after New Year's Day. This coastal artery connects Shanghai, various coastal cities in Zhejiang Province, various coastal cities in Fujian Province, and various coastal cities in Guangdong Province. The entire project will finally be completed.

It then passes through the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway, Chengdu-Kunming High-speed Railway, Guangzhou-Kunming High-speed Railway, and Wuhan-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, forming a semi-arc circle.

Liu Tao was stunned for a moment, and then the leader explained, and Liu Tao understood.

Today, China owns the Beijing-Kowloon High-speed Railway, the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway, the Chengdu-Kunming High-speed Railway, the Guangzhou-Kunming High-speed Railway, the Wuhan-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, and the Shanghai-Shenzhen High-speed Railway. It has the most mileage of high-speed rail in the world. The total mileage of China's high-speed rail exceeds the total mileage of high-speed rail in other countries.

The total length of the Beijing-Kowloon high-speed railway is 2,536 kilometers, the total length of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway is 1,453.82 kilometers, the total length of the Shanghai-Shenzhen high-speed railway is 1,622 kilometers, the total length of the Chengdu-Kunming high-speed railway is 1,069 kilometers, the Guangzhou-Kunming high-speed railway is 1,330 kilometers, the Chengdu-Kunming high-speed railway is 1,085 kilometers, and the Guangzhou-Shenzhen high-speed railway is 105 kilometers.

The total mileage of China-Xiaxia high-speed rail has reached 9,200 kilometers.

The total mileage of high-speed rail in other overseas countries is not even half of China's.

China’s high-speed rail has become a bright business card of China.

All foreign guests who come to China will arrange to take a high-speed rail trip to experience the charm of China’s high-speed rail.

What the leader means is that Panshan Group will reinvest in building the Xicheng-Chengdu High-speed Railway and the Beijing-West High-speed Railway, thus forming a high-speed rail circle.

Among them, the Xicheng-Chengdu High-speed Railway has a total length of 658 kilometers, with a total investment of 46 billion yuan; the Beijing-West High-speed Railway has a total length of 1,216 kilometers, with a total investment of 85 billion yuan.

Liu Tao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Leader, if we invest in this high-speed rail, what will Boss Tie do!"

The total investment for the two high-speed railways is as high as 131 billion yuan.

Now China High-Speed ​​Railway Group, Tie Boss holds less than 10% of the shares.

If the Xicheng-Chengdu High-speed Railway and the Beijing-Western High-speed Railway are built again, the shareholding of the railway boss will inevitably be further diluted.

"Tie Boss has the responsibilities of Tiel Boss. Tiel Boss will electrify freight railways and passenger railways and speed up the railways. And Tiel Boss will start planning the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, etc. There will be no conflict with you." The leader waved his hand.

"You have invested in the construction of the Xicheng-Chengdu High-speed Railway and the Beijing-West High-speed Railway. In addition, you are using your technological advantages to take our China High-speed Railway out!" The leader said: "Now most developed countries in Europe plan to build large-scale national or cross-border highways. Railway, gradually forming a European high-speed rail network, this is a rare opportunity.”

Liu Tao raised his eyebrows. Unexpectedly, Europe planned to build high-speed rail on a large scale. This is good news.

In the past, due to the economic downturn in Europe and the difficulties of rising energy prices, European countries simply did not have the financial resources to build high-speed rail, and the development of high-speed rail in Europe came to a halt.

Currently, only four countries in the world have mastered high-speed rail technology: China, Japan, France, and Germany.

It is impossible to build high-speed railways in Japan, France and Germany, because they have geographical advantages. It is impossible for Panshan Group to snatch them from the tiger's mouth. They would rather spend more money than give them to Panshan Group. Even if Panshan Group really snatches them from the tiger's mouth, they have countless ways to disrupt them, so that Panshan Group will not only fail to make money, but also suffer heavy losses.

However, Europe has high-speed railway projects in other developed countries, so there is a lot of room for operation.

"Leader, is this news accurate?" Liu Tao couldn't help but ask.

The cost of high-speed railway construction in Europe is much higher, and the high cost means that the profit is large. Moreover, after the high-speed railway is built, the trains will inevitably be purchased from that country.

The cost of China's four-line high-speed railway is about 70 million yuan/kilometer, while the cost of the European high-speed railway double-line is about 160 million yuan/kilometer, and it also includes land, locomotives and vehicles and construction period interest.

It is conceivable how much profit there is.

"The news is accurate. After the Gulf War, Europe's economy developed well, so they wanted to build high-speed rail to improve transportation conditions and form a European high-speed rail network." The leader said, "Our Chinese high-speed rail technology is the most advanced and mature in the world. We have an advantage in this regard."

Japan is one of the earliest countries to master high-speed rail technology. As early as 1964, Japan built and opened the world's first high-speed railway, the Tokaido Shinkansen.

However, the cost of Japan's high-speed rail is much higher than that of China's high-speed rail, and the cost-effectiveness is not as high as that of China's high-speed rail.

Japan's high-speed rail now has a total mileage of more than 2,600 kilometers, second only to China in the world.

Germany's high-speed rail now has a total mileage of 228 kilometers.

France's high-speed rail has a total mileage of 1,282 kilometers.

Spain's Madrid-Seville high-speed railway has a total mileage of 472 kilometers.

Japan's high-speed rail costs are high, and the high-speed rail costs in Germany and France in Europe are even higher.