国内英语资讯:Chinese-built Benguela Railway handed over to Angola
<p><span word="LOBITO">LOBITO</span>, <span word="Angola">Angola</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 3-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Benguela">Benguela</span> <span word="Railway">Railway</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Railway">Railway</span> 20 <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="Corporation">Corporation</span> (<span word="CR">CR</span>20), <span word="was">was</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Angola">Angola</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lobito">Lobito</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 1,344-<span word="km">km</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Angola">Angola</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lobito">Lobito</span>, <span word="eastward">eastward</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Benguela">Benguela</span>, <span word="Huambo">Huambo</span>, <span word="Kuito">Kuito</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Luena">Luena</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Luao">Luao</span>, <span word="bordering">bordering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Shuchen">Shuchen</span>, <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Manager">Manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CR">CR</span>20 <span word="Angola">Angola</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Company">Company</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Benguela">Benguela</span> <span word="Railway">Railway</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2006, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Angola">Angola</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1.83 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="contracted">contracted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="CR">CR</span>20 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="design">design</span>, <span word="procurement">procurement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>, <span word="CR">CR</span>20 <span word="created">created</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 25,000 <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="locals">locals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5,000 <span word="technicians">technicians</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>, <span word="line">line</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="technicians">technicians</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Han">Han</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>, <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="landmines">landmines</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="sacrificed">sacrificed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unbreakable">unbreakable</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Angola">Angola</span>." <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="August">August</span> 21, 2017, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Benguela">Benguela</span> <span word="Railway">Railway</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Angola">Angola</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 27, 2017.</p>
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