{"id":416,"date":"2015-10-16T21:12:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T20:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thewebtrain.co.uk\/blog\/?p=416"},"modified":"2024-06-24T16:19:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T15:19:47","slug":"hs2-george-osborne-urges-china-to-pitch-for-11-8bn-contracts-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewebtrain.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/10\/hs2-george-osborne-urges-china-to-pitch-for-11-8bn-contracts-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"HS2 rail line, China and \u00a311.8bn contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Could the UK\u2019s proposed HS2 project be influenced by Chinese involvement in the future?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

24 September, 2015:\u00a0 BBC News reported on George Osborne\u2019s recent visit to China, where\u00a0 he urged Chinese firms to pitch for \u00a311.8bn in construction contracts for the UK’s proposed HS2 rail line. \u00a0On the same day, The Guardian reported that Osborne intends to invite competition for bids at an event in Chengdu; to encourage Chinese investors to back, as appears to be suggested by the BBC HS2<\/a> article, other major UK rail infrastructure projects, particularly across the north of England.<\/p>\n

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George Osborne and high speed China<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Osborne appears keen on “entering a golden era of cooperation” between the two countries. \u00a0He cited the crucial need for businesses and communities from across the UK to gain benefits by forging closer economic ties with China. Osborne is also keen to gain investment in infrastructure projects for his Northern powerhouse plan. \u00a0This suggests a possible change of heart, after recent remarks about pausing major rail projects in the north.<\/p>\n

Is this potential Chinese involvement, with the nation that pioneered railways, something that should be contemplated and welcomed?<\/p>\n

Source: HS2: George Osborne urges China to pitch for \u00a311.8bn contracts – BBC News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

24 September, 2015:\u00a0 BBC News reported on George Osborne\u2019s recent visit to China, where\u00a0 he urged Chinese firms to pitch for \u00a311.8bn in construction contracts for the UK’s proposed HS2 rail line. \u00a0On the same day, The Guardian reported that Osborne intends to invite competition for bids at an event in Chengdu; to encourage Chinese … Continue reading “HS2 rail line, China and \u00a311.8bn contracts”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[35,17],"tags":[41,42,31,10,21],"class_list":["post-416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engineering","category-railways","tag-china","tag-foreign-investment","tag-high-speed","tag-hs2","tag-railway-line"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p348Ii-6I","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":227,"url":"https:\/\/www.thewebtrain.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/02\/the-worlds-fastest-railway-locomotive\/","url_meta":{"origin":416,"position":0},"title":"The World’s fastest Railway Locomotive","author":"David George","date":"01\/02\/2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Railway history has demonstrated the corporate fascination with speed and the development of high-speed networks across Europe, including the proposed HS2 addition to HS1 in Britain, illustrate a prevailing theme. 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