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- After five years of construction, a 1,000-kilometer rail line will connect China with the capital of Laos. It's a milestone for Beijing's Belt and Road initiative that came at a cost for Laos.
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Laos wanted it. China wanted it. The only "controversy" comes from Europe and the US.
Well said.
Not to mention that, in the past 80 years since ww2, the western countries just loot and plunder resources from these places.
美国和欧洲不希望出现一个强大的亚洲，他们希望亚洲内战。
At the end of the day, what has the EU and U.S done for Laos to get out of poverty and move into the future like the rest of its wealthy neighbors among ASEAN members and peers? China BRI is what Laos needed for a very long time and is the only country that is looking at Laos while the EU and U.S avoid Laos for many decades and using the term debt trap as a tool to oppress Laos and anyone under the BRI. As a Laotian and our community, we the Lao people support this BRI 100% because China is the only country that cares.
Without EU and US, Laos would have no electricity, no industry, no tv, no cellphone, no cars, and no trains! Because EU and US invented all those things, and brought modern civilization to the world!
CHINA LAOS FRIENDSHIP FOREVER ! ✨💗FROM CHINA
A very idiotic comment ... don't forget colonization and slavery.
They just jealous to China success. Nothing new
@Nic Sae ccp lies! China lies, people dies!
The US bombed Laos to oblivion yet western media has the audacity to call this railway project problematic.
western media is just shameless and think others all don't have a brain.
The real problematic part of this ralilway is to remove US bombs and mines dropped in the VN war, that's why building railway is so difficult in this country.
there are still hundreds of thousand of bombs still scattered around Laos. I watch short clip of China's documentary of China-Lao train contrunctions and found out that this project was very dangerous because China and Laos had to slowly remove the bombs left behind by US along the rail track.
@@user-dj4jp2dz9v Yes. It's so shameless for US to bash China to build this railway.
US bombardment is to help the people of Laos to embrace freedom, liberty, and prosperity, while the chinese railway is a evil debtrap that is going to make Laos a puppet state!
$5.9 bn, HA!, that's nothing. $20 bn wasted on California high speed rail and we still have nothing.
It’s because of people who complain about others and hoard all the budget to their pockets.
More like $100 billion by now
Nice to see a country BUILDING railways instead of bombing railways.
Yeah, nice to see dept tramps
Lol
Yh build on one side and destroy on the other side
From 1964 to 1973, as part of the Secret War operation , the US military dropped 260 million cluster bombs - about 2.5 million tons of munitions - on Laos over the course of 580,000 bombing missions.
This is the US death trap.
The US is one of many countries helping to remove those bombs, too.
US：I dropped bombs because i want to help laos have freedom,the bomb is love from freedom.🇺🇸
@@mikoyanyu7973 USA: I dropped bombs for a greater good, but China dropped trains for greatest evil.
this is the US signitured Bomb and Kill Initiative
I find the narrative of this video a little bit biased. They do emphasize the "Chinese Debt Trap", it sounds like this is very bad, in opposition of the healthy credits of the FM and BMI. I feel like if the narrative were suggesting that poor country does not deserve this kind of infrastructures. DW is not impartial any more, or it has never been! But I think that this kind of infrastructures are very good for the development of a Country.
The debt trap narrative is typical of Western media; even DW which is oft sober blunders hilariously on this subject.
4 things should never be taken seriously from DW reports:
1. China
2. Russia
3. Non Pfizer Vaccines
4. Brexit
Let's get ourselves be more critical whenever DW touched one of those subjects.
it's because you know who are losing their grip on the planet and they'ré forcing their "allies" to enter a conflict with China & Russia
Are you serious? Have DW ever been NOT biased when it come to China?
Only because of bias and sour grape
The most classic views of whites:
First, China has destroyed the slow and peaceful pace of rural life in Laos. This is the erosion of Lao's traditional culture.-----------Yes, the economic model of poor family farming workshops is most suitable for Laos.
Second, China has created a debt trap and made Laos an exploited person---------Western aid is the most humane and reasonable. You see, the life of Lao people is stable and peaceful, unlike 50 years ago. Change.
Third, the neo-colonialism of the Chinese empire ---------Because we were once colonists, we know best what colonialism is. Although we no longer talk about it, we just know it, and now we are democracy Disseminator of freedom and all good values, and rule-making and defender.
Agreed, western democracy means lying, cheating and covering up the corruptions and scandals in the failed Japanese rail projects in Thailand and Vietnam.
The U.S just simply wants Laos to be dirt poor and desperate to where they gain nothing in the end. This is why Washinton never bothered to build up any sort of relationship with Laos in the past several decades, but rather focus on Vietnam instead. Laos is left out alone and isolated sadly.
China has destroyed the westerners' backpacker heaven. Now the white tourists can't find $1 a night hostel or 10 cents meal in Laos anymore. They couldn't even find $5 child prostitutes anymore. Bad China!!
What do CIA do they are biggest lie. Do they tell the truth lol
@@desmond7914 20 years of selling dreams and they still in talks about it with no end in sight we would already have that route built and running smoothly for years now if we deal with China instead.
The information is not accurate. Laos’s debt is less than USD 2 billion. 5.9 was the total cost.
that was possibly intentional
Because this project is based on build operate transfer agreement, No loan to be paid by loas. The operation will find its self.
@@cyberpunk2978 they, the western media, wants people to hate China for building a mega infrastructure that will help develop a poor nation.
@@salbkbatlitec6584 Yes ,Laos get free building transportation mode until the operator reach their break even and return to Laos.
@Paul L No, railway or some sea port is not "most desirable and strategic parts of your country".
But if you take Electricity infrastructure or oil fields or tap water business monopoly from those prey countries like American did to Venezuela, thats you're surely dead people.
this is the only way for Laos to overcome its landlock dilemma, this is the ONLY WAY Laos can finally exports their products, and this is the ONLY WAY Laos can attract more tourist and investments, debt trap? I think you are saying "just let Laos be poor forever"
At the cost of "Debt trap". Now China can own the property,as it is for sure China will seize it as and when Laos default on the loans.
"Losing of sovereignty at the cost of money."
Congratulations to China for Debt-Trapping one more nation.
@@gokulsarath Unfortunately, Western countries will send troops directly to colonize.
The colonists mocked the bankers as evil, just a joke.
what a sour grape just cos ur country doesnt have this technology does mean others cant have it. what a shortsighted bogan.
This western report used the same old playbook that they used to insinuate the Kenya Std Gauge Rail project completed in 2017. Which is unsustainable debts for a poor nation and Chinese influence. Can the western media take a break and report news on the project instead of looking at everything with geopolitical lens? Look at Kenya now, no doubt the railways are yet to break-even but the contribution to Kenya's economic growths are by leaps and bounds, with GDP at $98 billion in 2020. If western media love speculation and politics, why don't condemn the unsustainable Japanese rail projects in Thailand and Vietnam which never seem to get started but already mired in scandals and corruptions. Western media shouldn't assume that by censoring and not reporting on the Japanese failed projects, the audience would believe and trust their news naively.
I think if Western governments are so concerned, they can give a big $6 billion loan or better yet aid to Laos. Two problems solved - reducing Laos’ debt, and negating the supposed increase in Chinese influence, and even increasing Western influence. Nevertheless, good for Laos and its people!
@@michaeld9329 That is just it, they don't want Laos to develop and now upset that Laos has HSR that the US and many Western countries doesn't even have. 🤣
EU is doing the same with $340 billions to compete with BRI. But the people that talked about debt trap will probably say, it is a gesture of goodwill. 😂
They're full of hypocrisy they don't like it if u ar doing better than them
If we look at what they have done in history the name of helping Africa and other poor countries China is doing more better than them and they're in no position to criticize the Chinese
Sounds like "Chinese Debt Trap" is the only conclusion DW would like to report
The most costly part of building this railway is to remove the US bombs.
That is a reality.
At the cost of "Debt trap". Now China can own the property,as it is for sure China will seize it as and when Laos default on the loans.
"Losing of sovereignty at the cost of money."
As if westerners will built it for free,🤣
@@gokulsarath better than bombs from usa
@@gokulsarath How to build railway without paying money, please tell me, please!
During the Vietnam War, the American dropped 280 million bombs on Laos, a poor country with a population of 2.8 million then. Laos was not even part of the war, but the American dropped hundreds of million of bombs in Laos to bomb the North Vietnamese. 100 million of the bombs never exploded during the drop, and today the poor country has to deal with the unexploded bombs that still kills and maims the innocent people of Laos. Opening of new agricultural land is deadly.
LOL. THERE are many Viet Cong in Laos. . You be shock how many Laos is Communist so is Vietnam at the time.
Matter fact All of Southeast Asian Country is run by Military Dictator it is the same as Communist. The same
@@china5067 there is also American communists in USA, why USA didn't bomb them in USA?
Thanks for the history lesson. Now could you explain its relevance?
Laos should send the bill to the US government for the cost of removing the bombs, for this project at least.
@@JC-lu4se the video shows the chinese influence as a threat since the infrastructure projects are financed by vigorous chinese loans. The comment show that the western media always emphazises the negative perspectives of the chinese presence but forgets to mention the horrors of american/european imperalism in those regions. Hipocrisy is the name.
5 years of the construction is super fast considering those unexploded bombs and mines dropped by the US, Lao's earthquake zones, mountains and rivers.
Solute the great Chinese workers!!
More than 70% of rail line is tunnel and bridge. Almost no plain to build.
@Paul L Well, that's what Pfizer does to countries that cannot pay for the poisonous vaccine!
Well, there's no free lunch in this world. This was the best deal Laos would find, financially safe for both Laos and China. China showed its capabilities in building an advanced railway system with reasonable expenses. Luckily for Laos this railway was completed before the inflation soaring sky high.
@Paul L how much do you earn by paste this under every post?
This is a debt that one can see. Why, how about the IMF debt trap? How much is Laos owing the American IMF, as compared to a physical road that has been built to improve the trade between nations which will subsequently improve the lives of many people. With good trade roads many lives will be taken out poverty.
So this is a good venture, good for the people of Laos, let them trade between themselves and develop their own ecomies.
The economy of Europe is develop largely because of good network roads that connects the whole Europe. Goods flows from one country to another smoothly, China understands this too well, and is doing just the right thing for a great future of that region. So the west cries foul for a great project like this?
Did the Asians cried when the Europeans were constructing their roads network linking the whole of Europe? You can travel all over Europe by car, business opportunities flows between European countries, so let the Asian develop their roads network and they will see how their lives will improve greatly.
The real trap of IMF and World Bank is that they require the recipient country to implement neoliberal economic policy in order to receive the SAL (Structural Adjustment Loans). Developing countries have to privatize state owned enterprise, lower trade barrier, reduce public spending, remove state subsidies on key sectors. All those neoliberal policies will wipe out the developing countries' remaining weak industrial sector and make them a dumping ground for foreign goods, such that multinational corporations behind IMF and World Bank can come in and make huge revenues. IMF and World Bank are complicit with big capitalists and corporations. They don't care about the industrial and manufacturing progress in developing countries. In fact, they prefer developing countries not to become industrialized countries.
Shhhh western debt is good, Chinese debt us a trap. Everyone must owe to the west never owe to the east
What you said hits the head on the nail.
Well said. Roads and rail makes it easier for Laos to access chinese markets which in turn access global market, and grow their economy. The whole debt trap diplomacy claim is ignorant.
You are very true ☺️
Huge congrats to China & Laos!
DW badmouthing as always. Nevermind, it's just their profession.
The West never understands what Asians think about their comments and concerns. Just look back on history!
Congratulations to China for Debt-Trapping one more nation.
At the cost of "Debt trap". Now China can own the property,as it is for sure China will seize it as and when Laos default on the loans.
"Losing of sovereignty at the cost of money."
Indians only can cry and dream, lol.
@@gokulsarath Lol, sounds like you prefer American way to help other countries, 💣
@@gokulsarath Laos will develop with or without India. If you ain't someone who can help then get out the way whilst others do.
The video says Laos has 55% debt to GDP ratio, this is much less than US's ratio. As a rapidly growing country, Laos can grow fast and the debt to GDP ratio will be lower.
They should mention Singapore has 115% debt to GDP ratio. Alas, little Singa is a good western's pet no matter how draconian their gov is
@@harukrentz435 Singapore and Saudi Arabia have both been certified as democracies.
even USA knows it's good to get Chinese money, so why West feels mad? maybe they are afraid that they can't get enough Chinese money in future ...
America own 29 trillions debt,lighthouse.
Congratulations to China for Debt-Trapping one more nation.China giving huge loans to poor countries to trap them in debt and control them.
At the cost of "Debt trap". Now China can own the property,as it is for sure China will seize it as and when Laos default on the loans.
Examples: Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka took over by China when Sri Lanka defaulted on loans.
"Losing of sovereignty at the cost of money."
Any country in “G7” will never help the Lao people build railways, including "a country" that once colonized Laos.
And if you consider the mountainous environment as well as the cost to clean up the bombs around the railway, it is not that expansive. Imagine what a similar railway would cost in the US or European, I bet that it would be triple. Furthermore, China pays 70% of the railway, Laos only have to pay 30%, of which, Laos gets the low interest lone form Chinese banks. With the railway as well as other infrastructures, Laos can develop their economy. I don't really see why it can't be beneficial to Laos.
During the Vietnam War, the American dropped 280 million bombs on Laos, a poor country with a population of 2.8 million then. Laos was not even part of the war, but the American dropped hundreds of million of bombs in Laos to bomb the North Vietnamese. 100 million of the bombs never exploded during the drop, and today the poor country has to deal with the unexploded bombs that still kills and maims the innocent people of Laos. Opening of new agricultural land is deadly.
@@Liboch that is absolutely true. The US simply did not care. I'm lucky to live in a country where I never have to worry about no bombs, but I feel sorry for people in Laos.
@@rocky137 it's crazy to image that the beautiful natural landscape is filled with bombs.
@@Liboch American brings bombs 💣 😬
Chinese brings communication.
@@rocky137 I still doubt the effects of chinese impiralisim [or what ever you call it] All the chinese have to do is give people a better deal than the west who has *perhaps* given them not a very good deal.
Laos’ first train. Congrats!
It's second. It's first railway is meter gauge of 3.5km
@@mabo9636 wow, I could run and finish the journey. Gongrats to Laos.
Congratulations to China for Debt-Trapping one more nation.China giving huge loans to poor countries to trap them in debt and control them.
At the cost of "Debt trap". Now China can own the property,as it is for sure China will seize it as and when Laos default on the loans.
Examples: Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka took over by China when Sri Lanka defaulted on loans.
"Losing of sovereignty at the cost of money."
Congrats on Laos and China! Inter-city train from Hamburg to Cologne (Köln) takes more than 4 hours, the distance is around 400 km which is almost the same distance between Vientiene and the boarder city Boten. The poor country Laos could enjoy faster train than citizens in Germany
😱. The new railway will boost business between Laos and China which is just a small milestone for BRI. The whole southeast Asia, including Thailand, Combodia, Malaysia, Vietnam etc. will enjoy further prosperity which the westers do not like to see. Great move for a better Asia.
The whole world could benefit from this but AUKUS is too salty.
Lol German have 300kmph train
What a joke, Laos line huge 6bn debt trap - over 600miles of track
Compare that to the UK's HS2.
76bn (and counting) for 140 miles of track, started before the Laos line and still NOT finished..
Western and Australian politicians and so-called scholars may never understand what Chinese ancient saying “to be rich build roads first”. Asians do. Culture and history are the foundation of human wisdom.
Media boss:if it costs money,it's a trap,if it's free, it's a plot.
We love Laos , Laos also had a tough time in the last century just like China. If you want to help Laos help clearing US bombs in Laos the most bombed country in the world.
Exploiting weak countries for YOUR own interest!
@Paul L If US wants to help Laos, it should first go and clear the millions of bombs it dropped over Laos in Vietnam war rather than barking on China.
@Paul L no the west should die , no reparations, 😅🥰
The total length of the China-Laos Railway is 1035 kilometers, of which 136 bridges were erected, 93 tunnels were dug, and the total length is 398 kilometers... It is difficult to imagine,
it only took 5 years to complete. This alone is enough to prove the unparalleled strength of China's infrastructure construction.
We might as well think about the current progress of Japan's construction of more than 500 kilometers of high-speed rail for India. With delays time and time again, Japan and India are
now delaying the completion time to 2048. Let’s take a look at Japan’s construction of several dozen kilometers of light rail for Vietnam, which has not been completed in ten years. When
looking at the GWR high-speed rail built by Japan for the United Kingdom on the first day, after 25 minutes of driving, the air conditioner in the car suddenly leaked seriously, and the whole
car became a "water curtain hole". When people asked why Britain did not choose China’s high-speed rail, the answer of the British politician is that “purchasing high-speed rail from China
may offend a certain “important ally” of the UK.” Everyone knows that Britain's "important ally" is the United States.
Ironically, when Britain was pressured by the United States for choosing China’s high-speed rail, The Chinese subway trains used on the Orange Line of the Boston Metro in the United States are rolling off the line and are ready to be put into commercial operation; US railroad officials happily cut the ribbon for the Orange Line of the Boston Metro along with the senior officials of CRRC. . . .
wrr
Can't believe cute Britains made this error.
1035 km for USD 5.9 b. That's about USD 5.7 million per km. That's is super cheap and completed in just 5 years. Usually HSR costs between USD 20 to 30m per km.
@@mxl4345 including bridge and tunnels. It's unbelievable cheap.
Those who call this a debt trap actually wants to see Laos in the poverty trap forever.
The world knows by now who wants to keep the rest of the world poor and weak and easily bullied.
Congratulations to China for Debt-Trapping one more nation.China giving huge loans to poor countries to trap them in debt and control them.
At the cost of "Debt trap". Now China can own the property,as it is for sure China will seize it as and when Laos default on the loans.
Examples: Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka took over by China when Sri Lanka defaulted on loans.
"Losing of sovereignty at the cost of money."
I hope everyone will go to Lao media and see the train station in the beautiful culture of the Lao people and see how happy the Lao people are enjoying all the opportunities this brings.
Oh yes I really love their train stations designed with combination of Laos and China cultures. Each station has a unique design and is very classy 5 stars facility. It's the same on the China's side. All stations are so unique with local cuture incorprated into the designs.
dw does not care peoples voice. it only cares about itself.
I agree, this is their moment to get out of poverty. "Where there's road, there's money."
West media is blind for Laos' people's happiness, and they don't even care.
They care how animals were killed because of animal rights, but they sent troops to other countries to kill people.
If the west is worried, it means the right action is done by Laos, and Laos is definitely on the right track for a brighter future.
Congratulations to China for Debt-Trapping one more nation.
@@gokulsarath the cost of building this highway got higher because they had to remove dozens of US bombs
所以，我们都说西方反对的证明我们是正确的！哈哈！
@@eaStudioHD Irrelevant. Explain how they’re going to pay off 6 billion in debt 😂
@@JC-lu4se they can sell those US bombs back to US.
This is really a good thing helping the people of Laos get better life. As a global company we tried to ask our suppliers to be a responsible supplier by helping the under privileged people but at the end of the day the freight made it so expensive for us to maintain that buying program however with this new connectivity I am sure costs of transport will go down we will buy more from Laos and help those people elevate poverty. Thank you China for “walking the talk”
Congratulations to China for Debt-Trapping one more nation.
All at the cost of "Debt trap". Now China can own the property,as it is for sure China will seize it as and when Laos default on the loans.
"Losing of sovereignty at the cost of money."
@@gokulsarath 你是真好笑
I'm literately tearing up reading your comment....
As Laos is full of farmers, I'm really sure getting booted off their land and having a train they'll most likely never use will give them a better life.
@@JC-lu4se You do know much of the cost of the railway was for clearing the bombs the usa dropped. It was the most bombed nation on earth at that time.
Aw, DW. The west peddling the debt trap narrative is just sad now. It won't catch on. Good for you Laos!
The West never understands what Asians think about their comments and concerns. Just look back on history!
This is very beneficial to Laos. It's a wonderful thing, connectivity.
Are you paid by evil CCP ?
@@svijayrao u paid by the axis of evil the US for this comment?
@@svijayrao you are just a jealous Indian. I can totally understand your feelings. 👍
Congratulations to China for Debt-Trapping one more nation.
At the cost of "Debt trap". Now China can own the property,as it is for sure China will seize it as and when Laos default on the loans.
Examples: Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka took over by China when Sri Lanka defaulted on loans.
"Losing of sovereignty at the cost of money."
@@gokulsarath at least the infrastructure is there, it's not like they promoted and/or paid for a coup or something *cough* condor operation *cough*
"massive debt" keeps saying that, but who else is willing to even finance such loans to poor countries at low interest rates?
Congratulations to China for Debt-Trapping one more nation.China giving huge loans to poor countries to trap them in debt and control them.
At the cost of "Debt trap". Now China can own the property,as it is for sure China will seize it as and when Laos default on the loans.
Examples: Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka took over by China when Sri Lanka defaulted on loans.
"Losing of sovereignty at the cost of money."
Yep, you nailed it!
@@gokulsarath Yet wester countries send "aid" to keep them poor forever?
Besides, how are they losing soverignty? China isnt exercising thei laws and regulations in said countries. They are following the law.
5.9 miliones for a 1 km is good. In Romania a EU cantry we play 7 miliones to modernize 1 km project started 2013 finished in 2020 and it had 42km in all with 2 years of warranty 😭. Good job China and Laos.
You are comparing the prices of a European and a SouthEast Asian country. Good job on you.
@@sevurueva5138 prince of the material is almost the same ladyabor is more expensive
@@dmax4838 I would say the material cost is significantly different especially given where they are sourced and their quality. Even beyond these two there are wider issues like environmental regulations, labour laws with good uninons in many of the western countries compared to the situation in china and in thn countries it does projects in.
But most important, as explained in the video the loan taken is a significantly part of the contries GDP making it a bigger risk.
For example we both can take a million dollar loan. While you can pay 100 thousand a year I am only paying back 10 thousand a year. I can't repay the loan in time and get my assets repossessed.
China knowingly giving out large loans that the contry can't realistically repay in time. This is the reason they don't get large investments from other countries. Because these aren't financially viable.
But now china gets to bring in their own equipments and laborers so employing Chinese people and supporting their own industries and pays them with the money loaned out to you. Thnir momey simply goes brck to them while the host contry is paying the interest on. And when the loan is not paid in time they take control of various assets. Exactly what happened in Sri Lanka. Built a massive port. When it didn't produce the profits estimated SL defaulted the payments and ended up giving out a long lease to China. And the same is now going on in Africa and pakistan is the next big defaulter hanging by a thread.
The China-Laos Railway is 1035 kms, of which 136 bridges were erected, 93 tunnels were dug, and the total length of bridges and tunnels is 398 kms. In addition, unexploded bombs and mines dropped by the US also need to be clean.
@@PlaYer-sn5or are you a bot? This is a copy paste comment repeated throughout this section.
Under peaceful environment and amicable circumstances, China will always go for useful and beneficial infrastructure construction, anywhere, anytime.
Let it be..
I see it always as an "offer" they give you - conditions of the loan. Yes China doesnt risk much even if countries dont pay it back and ... idk ... cooperate, not command and demand like western banks. That is advantage but still those countries should think about return of investment and whether it is worth it. I dont know the condition of a loan but sovereignty of a nation is above all else. Especially in this case
Congratulations to China for Debt-Trapping one more nation.China giving huge loans to poor countries to trap them in debt and control them.
At the cost of "Debt trap". Now China can own the property,as it is for sure China will seize it as and when Laos default on the loans.
Examples: Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka took over by China when Sri Lanka defaulted on loans.
"Losing of sovereignty at the cost of money."
The 1000 km rail was built on 136 bridges and bored through 93 tunnels.
Total cost : USD5.9 billion (Share by 2 countries)
Connection : Kunming (China) to Vientiane (Laos)
Total Length : 1,035km (China 613km & Laos 422km)
Total Station : 38 (15 passenger 23 cargo)
Total builded : 167 Tunnel and 301 Bridges (length 712km / 76.5%)
Construction Period : 5 years
Goods Transpotation Cost Saving : 30% to 40%
(Loas is land lock country and before this only using truck for goods transportation)
Future Rail Line Extension : Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore
Future Rail Network SE Asia : Vietnam, Cambodia & Myanmar
Do you know this railway is for passengers & cargo?
Leave it to you to have opinion either is debt trap or important infrastructure for country development.
Infraestructure for country depeloving
Total Station : 38 (15 passenger 23 cargo)
MEANS THE TRAIN WILL STOP 38 TIMES? 🤔
THEN IT WILL BE SLOW...
@@PlaYer-sn5or
Passenger Train only stop at passenger station. Kunming to Vientiane is 15 stations.
Cargo station have 23 for this line.
US debt now exceeds $30 trillion. Much of the debt belongs to military industrial complex which now spends $770 billion ANNUALLY and another $700 billion in dark money so called security projects. US then exports military equipment which is USELESS in a world of 8 billion. This is suicidal
What has this got to do with the story . Also are comparing US economy to Loas ???
China never pay back to USA for 40 years .
@Paul L SB
@Paul L kolor ijo
@Paul L how much do you earn by paste this under every post?
Come on, DW, i was expecting a much better way of narrative to make China looks worse. This is a poor peace of work, i don't think the US will be empressed.
Right!!?? LOL...
Would be great to visit Kunming China & then take this cool train to visit Laos as well in one trip!
It would be great to start from Kunming to Singapore when the whole line is done. Thailand is actively working on its part, not sure what the Malaysian and Singaporean are waiting for. May be for Japan?
China borrowed huge amount of money from Japan, the US and other western countries in late 1970’s and during 1980’s to start economic reforming. Was that debt trap set up by those countries?! Look at the return from the debt China is having! Btw, don’t you know the US government also owe a lot of money from foreign countries, including China. So the US is also falling into debt trap based on DW’s point.
This rail line hugely beneficial for Thailand. The new container dryport at Vientiane (locate next to Thailand border) make it possible for Chinese goods deliver entirely by land.
This also can ease congestion at Bangkok river port.
…why do the Chinese want to stuff Thailand with cheap garbage?
Can high speed rail haul freight cars?
@@lettucesalad3560 It is not high speed rail. only 160~200KM/hour
@@baantawai well supply and demand lol, if there is no demand for them do you think they will keep supplying to thailand?
Its "hugely beneficial" for Thailand because it will now be flooded with crappy Chinese goods?
Why do the US and many Western countries
have no high-speed trains?
Have big car and oil companies paid off our politicians
to keep the trains from expanding
and was it intended for train companies to FAIL completely?
US train company Amtrak’s chronic delays are costing millions of dollars.
It’s spending more on fuel,
labour and even maintaining extra locomotives and rail cars
than it needs as a result of poor on-time performance.
Even if they add more than 50 new routes
they’re still one our two hours SLOWER than a car.
The cost for UK HS2 high-speed-train project
has ballooned from 30 billion to over 120 billion.
To reduce the production cost
they're cutting certain sections of the HS2 tracks
which means they're going to use the EXISTING TRACKS
the HS2 trains will travel on the same speed
as the existing trains
or maybe just 5 to 10 minutes faster.
Paying over 120 billion
just for 10 minutes faster.
It's not even high-speed trains
like the ones China are building around the world.
Could it be deliberate by these companies
that have more to gain from the consumers
buying cars and the petrol to run them
dealing with all the parties involved,
politics and people with their HANDS IN THE POT
and not to mention the high price
to buy the land and labour costs are astronomical?
And why has the US a terrible healthcare system,
low internet speed
more mass shootings,
fighting unpopular, endless and costly wars in other countries
air and water pollution
no high-speed trains
bad food quality
hormones in beef and pork
genetically modified crops, fruits and vegetables
chlorinated chicken
overprocessed convenience food full of chemicals?
Aren’t powerful companies and banks
paying off governments in the West
and how much these companies CONTROL and RUN our governments?
China's BRI built high-speed trains in Asia and around the world.
But we’re expected to believe
China and Russia are the threat for the world
the US intends to defend the "rules-based order"
that Russia and China are posing a challenge to.
@@piotrtrebisz6602 That's what wumao do all day long
@Paul L how much do you earn by paste this under every post?
@Paul L in your dreams🤣🤪 LONG LIVE CHINA! the future is yours. Let western world die so there will be no Chaos
The main idea is the continuity of supply goods whether it is row materials or manufacturing goods and agricultural product, comfort passenger train is a bonus.
Visited Laos's interior many occasion via Wiang, Chiang Rai. Many small villages have not seen modern civilization, very remote, poor or no infrastructure connection between among villages. The linkage between China-Laos rough terrain and geological nature now enable Loatian humanity, growth and trades. With 5G communication network, I would say Laos will catch up with others advance nations in no time. Debt trap or Death trap, Laotian will knows much better. Hoping to see BRI network HSR connection to Singapore and to Indonesia. China does not BS, her outstanding Alien's technology's are unspeakable, it delivered !!
Time will tell. I don't see how some rice farmer in the middle of nowhere will benefit from this. Billions of dollars in debt now and no real way of paying it back.
@@JC-lu4se how about the milions of unexplored bombs dropped by the US compared to a railway. Farmers will sell their rice and educate their children who may even go to China and from there proceed to other countries . Though your hatred for China will be buried with you
At least China builds railways. What about America? Littered Laos with numerous landmines that still kill many people even till today. 🇱🇦
You go, tell them like it is... Well said.
Lol, this report is so salty! 😂
Good for Laos and China! May their beautiful friendship last forever! 🇱🇦🤝🇨🇳
If the West is so concerned about the Chinese "debt trap" influence, they are free to provide $6bn in no-strings-attached aid to instantly pay off this debt for Laos. 💁🏻♀️
What abt the debt trap for the German!? I mean they spend zillions of euros to build the Brandenburg airport (with 9 yrs delays) and the Stuttgart's main railway station (27 yrs delays) that they are still working on? It’s laughable how these ppl hv selective hearing and temperamental blindness.
Why？Becaus the German is democratic.
@@mikoyanyu7973 so their farts smell better because they are democratic? Bootlicker!
You jumped for joy when any bank approved your mortgage application.
The people says Debt Trap are those who's never capable of owning their own property.
The world is all worrying about China building a short railroad to its neighbor. It feels like, one day you said "hello" to your neighbor, and the whole city becomes worried about your "aggression"...
Well, that is a nice debt trap for Lao. I hope someone could setup a trap like that for me.
30%Lao 70% China.
@Paul L pride and bias. This railway will bring Lao people opportunities and wealth. For most underdeveloped countries, infrastructure is the bottleneck of economic development.
Westerners just don’t want Laos to develop? Only European and American countries are good people? Then why did Western countries follow China's 300 billion plan?
@@canpek545 it’s not bias, 1/3 Americans don’t even believe infrastructure in America
@Paul L Yeah they should drop some freedom instead...
Im sorry, im no fan of China but what they are doing is far more humane than what we have done...
Thanks to China. China is the future. Asian will grow together.
Congrats to Laos. Greetings from your neighboring country, Indonesia.
Where was this hand-wringing about debt and development at Bretton Woods, or when Laos was under US bombardment, or during the structural adjustment era? Seems to me like a fairly rational decision by Laos' government
Since DW News concerns about the problem of 'debt', why the Deutschland government did not built a railway in Lao for free? Before this China-Lao railway, there was only 3 km's long railway in Lao. What did Deutschland do in Lao so many years?? Now DW news concerns about ‘debt’, how ridiculous!!
If the West is uncomfortable about China building infrastructure works under the BLR initiative there is nothing stopping the West from doing the same and compete with China. By the way China is also building a medium speed rail link from Jakarta to Bandung Indonesia that will be operational next year. Time will tell whether these infrastructures will bring economic benefits to these countries. Oh China have also completed some railways infra in Africa. DW should do an in-depth report on these projects in Africa as they are now operational.
DW, you mentioned in your report that Laos is landlocked and doesn't have lots of exports. Yet somehow you manage to put a negative spin on a rail line that helps connect its capital to 1.4 billion consumers.
Of course, let's hear what an australian scholar has to say about this since neither the laotians' nor chinese's opinions matter.
In return Laos could pay woods and rice for their debt , Are there Any banks in the WORLD could do that?
win-win solution.
@@denniszhu2406 debt 💸💸💸💸💸🤪
Laos rice is very delicious.. once they established in China. The Chinese will pay premium for it.
Imagine having a direct railway link with worlds second largest market while being a landlock nation and people seeing it as a disadvantage.
Sometimes I really wonder if west wants to keep the poor countries poor.
The travel time from Kunming to Vientiane will be cut to 10 hours, including custom processing.
I can't wait to go visit both countries in the near future...
The west is so concerned Laos debt, but why you don’t support Laos economy to help them develop?
DW shy away from showing the beautifully constructed railway stations !
Congratulations to China for Debt-Trapping one more nation.China giving huge loans to poor countries to trap them in debt and control them.
At the cost of "Debt trap". Now China can own the property,as it is for sure China will seize it as and when Laos default on the loans.
Examples: Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka took over by China when Sri Lanka defaulted on loans.
"Losing of sovereignty at the cost of money."
Remember when America bombed Laos territory in the 60's even though Laos didn't participate in the Vietnam war?
Ahhh good ol' time ;)
For the record, each of the 2.8 million Laotians had been dropped 100 bombs from the USA bombers, many of which not exploded to date. Had anyone asked USA why they were doing this as Laos was not even involved in that Vietnam War?
@@jeremyxu8155 according to yesterday's news, there were 3 people were killed by the UXO in my country, Laos.
@@youtune2126 U.S. needs to pay for those war crimes
Yep, that's why over 10% of their population vanished from LAOS.
when western countries lend money to developing countries, they said they are helping. When China lends money to developing countries, western countries say China is making these countries too much loans.
Better than spending 2 trillion on Middle East war , LOL
Airdropping democracy in Iraq is clearly more cost-effective than building a railway in Laos.
Are the DW really interested in informing people or just being useful to Western countries?In Africa and Asia the huge majority of people don't loose any time more to follow them.They are fed with the fast development the west has offered them the last centuries.
China-Laos high-speed railway has a total length of around 643 miles (1,035 km) and costed about $6 billion. Problem for Laos? I don't think so. Laos, with their natural resources, can easily manage $6 billion debt.
On the other hand, California high-speed railway from San Francisco to Los Angeles, currently under construction, is expected be around 800 miles (1300 km) in length when completed is already costing nearly $80 billion and is estimated to cost $100 billion when completed. As an American, I certainly don't want to pay for that. Hopefully, only Californians get the bill.
you can hear jealousy and sour grapes elements embedded in the news
Laos is a landlocked country, the railway is crucial for it to improve its exports market.
I love to hear what a Western company would charge to build that exact railway. (Assuming they are capable of course)
A Western country would certainly not force you into a deal you clearly cannot repay and then force you to hand over your land and infrastructure if you fail to repay...
The West sound like such a bunch of haters when it comes to China's influence around the world. They had centuries to build good relationships with the developing world, and instead all they did was loot, plunder and enslave, and now that China is actually helping countries everywhere, the West has a problem. The West can clearly see its imminent demise.
@@hamzasyed That must be the reason China has absolutely no allies around the world and is hated by every single one of its neighbours except maybe Pakistan...
@@samuela2593 you clearly have a far too rosy view of how Americans operate when they build infrastructure. Americans rarely if ever build infrastructure like this in other countries since their own is crumbling. And if they do, it is done with horrible conditions which force developing countries into generations of servitude. Maybe look into the building of The Panama Canal, where Americans didn't give up control for decades and then waged a war when they lost control. Or look up the history of the United Fruit Company, where American government officials talked gleefully about massacres in Central America conducted by Americans. There is a great podcast called Throughline which has an episode called There Will Be Bananas which explains this. There is no bigger human rights violator than the US.
@@samuela2593 Do you know the terms of this deal? Only $5.9bn is mentioned and not the repayment period. Repaying that loan in one go will obviously be a struggle but who’s to say it’s not a 30 year loan?
Pretty cheap compared to the 100 million land mines USA planted in Laos
DW is basically saying: “You are poor so you are not entitled to have a high speed railway. Be content and stay poor.”
Shameless DW keep spinning Western divide and conquer stale tricks on Asians and Africans. DW still owe China big apology by broadcasting BS about CCP is destroying Buddha statues and persecuting Buddhists.
@Paul L cry more
@Paul L crocodile tears
See how much the West is distressed over a single railway in the developing world?? What has the US given Laos except the status of the most bombed country in the history of the world?
Over the last 70 years the West gave its best effort r to keep the Global South poor and undeveloped through real debt traps of the World bank and IMF with "structural adjustments”, at the same time inciting political instability and internal and external conflicts and controlling the South through puppet governments. Over the last 60 years the west has drained 152 trillion dollars from the Global South and net growth of the North depends on the appropriation from the rest of the world. China is putting an end to that through BRI, hence the new Cold war.
The modern history of the US is a history of one long, relentless uninterrupted war against the developing world in order to keep them poor and undeveloped What scares the living bejesus out of US plutocratic elite is not so much China's economic or military might but rather China's BRI initiative which undermines US dollar as a reserve currency and threatens to make the entire world developed. That's why they are financing extremists in these countries in the hope that they will burn all the power plants and destroy all roads, bridges, highspeed railways, ports...etc. that China is building there. The US had 70 years of time and far more resources than China to build this infrastructure there. Just ask yourself: Why didn't they do it?
What?..$5.9billion such a huge magnitude of high speed rail and the challenging terrain? Laos got a massive massive deal. If the West builds this, it would be $59 billion with time & cost overuns....
They don’t tell you the basic fact. This is a joint venture. The debt is paid from the operation revenue, not the government. If it fails, the investors take the risk.
These are 2 Communist Country. What do u think. Failed or success they don't care as long as the Party Move on.
PEOPLE don't realized Laos is run by military Dictator no difference from China Communist
China's stake in the USD 6.0 Billion project is 70% and that of Laos is 30%, which is solely financed with low interest loan from China. The loan will be paid back from the operation profit of the project and not from the government of Laos. I think Laos is having the best deal possible. It is a shame for the Western media to label it as a "debt trap".
Why do western media always have a negetive view to China?
I think China is doing right.
The railways, road, bridge are what developing countries needed.
That's very benefit to the economic growth.
It's not a trap like what all of you said.
But it's a gift that can help them out of the poverty.
CONSTRUCTIVE PROJECTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
China should've given Laos debt free bombs like the US did. It's funny how the main focus is the debt, let's ignore the direct track connection to the largest economy in the world. In at most 10 years this will easily double Laos GDP.
A really great one for Lao people, isn't it?
Love chinese development projects, connecting the world NO weapons sale
Now EU approved an infrastructure budget, look forward a EU- funded and constructed high speed rail with democratic value in Laos in near future!
Ah, democracy!
Laos is in urgent need of that stuff.😋
EU is waste
Come on this is too much don't be so anti china ,this line is going upto Singapore don't be envious but join in the project
Read the reports Malaysia has just rejected the belt and road iniative ,so it's kind of hard to connect with Singapore without Malaysia territory.
Though Laos people don't have high income, the price of goods is relatively very high compared with the income. This is due to the difficulty of express to some extent. I hope changes could be made by this railway.
US is now supplying troops and approximately $1 trillion in weaponry to Australia out of fear. Australia itself will be spending billions in support. Yet they can find $0 for climate change. $0 for environmentally friendly infrastructure. At least Laos gets useful sustainable rail transport.
australia's economy is starting to buckle from its terrible management. Inflation is going through the roof and debt is exploding.
This sounds to me like sour grapes from the West. They would prefer Laos remain backwards!!
They prefer laos living in green and low-carbon environment without modern facilities, and they can travel to laos feeling it.
Hopefully" bullet train tour of Asia "will be available in foreseeable future .
Debt to GDP ration for Italy is 160%, For Spain 120% and for Greece over 200%. Please stop your scare mongering for 50% debt to GDP ratio for Non EU countries Mr DW.
50% debt to GDP for a single railway project!. Do you see the context?
@@Sam-nb8ev DW has a ton on material against Chinese investment in Africa too, Can you please elaborate how much good has EU brought to Africa in the last 500 years ?
A "Chinese debt trap" by which countries get assistance in developing infrastructure as opposed to Western exploitation, colonialism, enslavement, and genocide; I think most countries would opt for the "Chinese debt trap".
A bomb for Middle East, influence for West.💪
Apartheid for Palestinians, influence for the West.
What I can only tell from this report is WESTERN SOUR GRAPES!!
Laos has high speed rai while US doesn't.
You people are so proud of US and mocking other country intentionally( although you know America is most advanced country in the world)....remember one thing USA is not any country...it has no native people...it is just a gathering of some intelligent people from all over the world of different ethnic groups..
@@cobra12353 Huh? US has no native people? What do you call those people who live in the reservations? Oh, for sure it's not made up of intelligent groups of people.
Through BRI, China also developed a highway connecting Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville in Cambodia which reduced travel time from 6 hours to 1.5 hours. Glory to the next superpower!
Can western media go one day without bias against such a positive development? 😩 gets so boring and pathetic
Yeah they are just jealous. They are going down and can not accept it. Lets look at the top 10 most infected covid countries are mostly all of them are western countries.
It is the duty of the west to help every country in the world starting by accepting their people who are stuck at the borders
Congratulations to Chinese government and LAO PDR
This Historical project for both Countries Should help LAO Economy growth in future .
Before watching this news, I already know what DW wants to say... no surprise :)
So every Laosenian has to pay now around 930$ for this project in the next few years... is this really a bad deal to improve youre life and economy? That will generate more oportunitys and with that more money ?... Just a question!
Why don’t your country make a better offer to Laos than the Chinese one?
Stop the fear mongering DW, this is a great project.
China and Laos are forever friends. Congratulations!
Lol interviewing an Australian for this topic? Good job DW.