Ministry of railways has a 拢190bn budget to increase rail network to 90,000km by 2010
The Chinese government has approved a 2 trillion yuan (拢190bn) budget for railway construction to help battle the global downturn.
The ministry of railways said the money would help increase the total length of the country鈥檚 railway network to 90,000km by 2010.
The authorities hope the move, which was announced on Friday, will help the train lines catch up with the country鈥檚 road system and boost the economy.
According to local press, senior government policy adviser Zheng Xinli said: 鈥淚n 1997, we dealt with the Asian financial crisis by stimulating domestic economic growth by investing in the construction of highways. This time the money will go on improving the rail network.鈥�
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