What Does Kenya's SGR Tell Us About the Future of Chinese Railway Development in the Global South
The China in Africa Podcast
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The China Road and Bridge Corporation
I was able to speak to both the managers and staff who work on the China Road and Bridge Corporation, the SGR project. And some selected government officials who work locally. So what I see is that they actually have some convergence in their interests with the local stakeholders but also a very specific interest. For example, so let me start with the economic impacts of the standard gauge railway as central. Compared with other stakeholders, the Chinese government officials, as well as the project managers view the railway security as particularly important. The Kenyan standard gauge railway signaled Chinese companies transition from a build and transfer model to a build, operate and transfer model.
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