China want to connect their rail line to SEA But sofar only Laos take the offer. There is plan to built rail connection with Myanmar and Thailand. But due to political instability and elite in those countries eat up western propaganda to demonize China they are dragging their feet. In fact China has built rail line up to Myanmar border town Ruili in Ruili -Dali line
As well those border area are mountainous and very hard to built rail line It take a long time to built it . But it wont be profitable unless those line are connected to Rangoon. There is another line in planning from Kyakpau port to Kunming along the route of existing oil and Gas pipeline . The last government sign the agreement but now with the coup it is in question again.
The
Dali–Ruili railway or
Darui railway (大瑞铁路), is a
under construction in
of
. The line is slated to run 336.39 km (209 mi) from
to
on the border with
.
The line traverses rugged terrain, and bridges and tunnels will account for 75% of the total track length, including the 34.5 km
through the
.
Construction began in May 2011 and was scheduled to take six years.
However, this has been repeatedly delayed, and as of 2019 the railway is scheduled to open only in 2022.
Cities and towns along route include Dali,
,
,
,
and Ruili.
The line will have a design speed of 140 kilometres per hour (87 mph).
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Thailand- Kunming railway is also in planning But they Thai insists they want to built it themselves and forgo China offer to underwrite the project . Knowing Thai it will take them forever. The first phase is now under construction from Bangkok to Nathanratchasima. The second phase suppose to connect to Laos China railway at Nongkai .But maybe another decade
I don't know why you criticizing China claim on SCS when the western power habitually invoke Terra nullius to claim any island in Pacific or Indian Ocean and justify their holding to those island. I find it hypocritical Case in point Diego Garcia that UN has confirmed as belong to Maritius and yet Both British and US refuse to comply to UN ruling now this is real ruling by ICJ (International Court of Justice in Den Haag) and not private arbitration
