Exercise 2 China’s rail diplomacy Directions: you will hear a piece of newsabout China’s rail diplomacy. Please supply the missing information of the newsreport. Two examples of rail lines built by China Example 1 Starting Time : December 19 th Project: A 1 linking the Thai capital city of 2 . Significance:1 ) marking the beginning of bilateral cooperation to develop Thailand’s first 3 double track railway line 2) part of the backbone of 4 transportation system Length: 5 Example 2 Construction period: from December, 23rd to mid 2017. Project: The Serbian section of the 6 line in the execution of a 7 between China and the two European countries. Length : 350 kilometers Convenience:It will reduce travel time between 8 to less than three hours from the current average of eight. Goal It’s aimed at 9 and a closer cooperation with partnercountries. Efforts of Chinese leaders Promoting China’s 10 and equipment during foreign visits or at 11 . Example 1 In November this year, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, regarded as a 12 for the country's railway industry, took leaders from 16 13 European, or CE countries for a 14 trip from Suzhou to Shanghai to 15 Chinese technology. The twenty-minute trip, which came at the end of a 16 was dubbed as an 17 for China's 18 sector. Example 2 Chinese President Xi Jinping also brought it up into the 19 Initiative in 2013. Since then, railway has become an 20 of China's diplomacy.