China and Thailand have just signed two MoUs on railway cooperation and agricultural trade. It was China's rich experience in the construction of high-speed railways that finally helped to ink the railway deals between China and Thailand.

This represents a positive start to beneficial cooperation on agricultural produce trade and railway. China has broken the technology monopoly on high-speed rail held by western countries and now boasts a full set of competences in high-speed railroad technology including such elements as railroad construction, equipment design and manufacturing, vehicle operations and maintenance, system integration, and rail control networks. This cooperation agreement on high-speed railroad, the fruit of China's development of railway technology, shows that China's high-speed railway industry has started to go global. Moreover, railway cooperation between these two countries will encourage further regional exchanges and cooperation in railway technology.

High-speed railway has become one of China's flagship exports. The Going Global Strategy of Chinese railway enterprises will play a leading role in promoting exports of China's hi-tech industry and the development of high-tech businesses. This strategy will also help China's enterprises move from a of low-tech production model to a hi-tech one.

Thailand is China's good neighbor. Developing Thailand into a transportation hub of Southeast Asia is one of the priorities in her efforts to change Thailand into a hub of Southeast Asia. Meter gauge railway has been used in Thailand for the past 100 years as Thailand has no dual-track rail lines. The development of Thailand's railway industry has been crippled by many problems. Now Thailand has Chinese support to build a high-speed railw network which will be a blessing for Thailand's economy and people.

Despite a late start, China has achieved rapid development in the construction of high-speed railways, and over the past few years has worked hard to market its cutting-edge railway technology in the developing world.China-built trains and rails are heading for Africa as well as Thailand. There may yet be further momentum in years to come.

This article was edited and translated from 《中国高铁将进入全面收获期》, author:Wang Huiqin , source: Youth.cn