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Feb 15, 2020 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
This 'China to build #HS2 ' story has got more coverage than I expected. Here are some reasons why it won't work (thread)
Firstly, as the letter from Chinese contractor CRCC indicates, the Chinese way is to do a deal privately and bilaterally with a government to build an infrastructure project. They do this a fair bit in Africa. So far, Chinese contractors have been shy of taking part in 2/
