In 2020, the British High Speed 2 is planned to be constructed, and China is one of its qualified partners. Once the cooperation with the UK is reached, it will bring China 56 billion pounds of high-speed rail orders. However, in 2021, the British side suddenly announced that a Japanese company would be responsible for the project. How is this going? Is China's high-speed rail technology inferior to Japan's? In fact, China has made a lot of efforts to win this order.
China's state railway company said it could build the line in just five years and at a much lower cost, according to a letter seen by Building magazine. The CRCC letter, also been seen by the Financial Times, states: "We are certain that we can offer a cost that is significantly lower than the projections we have seen." "The advantages are, in our opinion, too great to dismiss on the basis that there are obstacles to overcome." "You will find that the Chinese way is to seek solutions, not linger on obstacles and difficulties."
However, on Dec. 9 2021, a joint venture between Hitachi, Ltd. and Alstom SA of France has won a £1.97 billion (about ¥300 billion) contract to supply next-generation high-speed trains for Britain's High Speed Two (HS2) railway line project. The companies announced that the venture will design, build and maintain 54 trains for the HS2 project, which will initially link London and England's Midlands region. They will 'deliver Europe's fastest operational train, capable of operating at maximum speeds of 360 kilometers per hour,' according to the Alstom website. So, as for China, which has such a sincere attitude and a world-leading high-speed rail technology, why did the UK reject it?
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