China launches first freight train to London

China launches first freight train to London

Question: On 1 January 2017; China launched its first freight train to London, consider the following agreement-
1. This freight train start from Beijing
2. It will pass through 10 countries.

(a) Both (1) and (2) are correct
(b) Only (1) is correct
(c) Only (2) is correct
(d) Both (1) and (2) is incorrect
Ans: (d)
Related facts:

  • On 1 January 2017; China launched its first freight train to London.
  • The train started from Yiwu West Railway Station in eastern Zhejiang Province, the train will travel for about 18 days and more than 12,000 kilometers before reaching its destination in Britain.
  • It will pass through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France before arriving in London.
  • London is the 15th city in Europe added to China-Europe freight train services.
  • The service will improve China-Britain trade ties, strengthen connectivity with Western Europe, while better serving China’s Belt and Road Initiative, an infrastructure and trade network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along ancient trade routes.
  • With 39 routes linking 16 Chinese cities to 15 European ones, it includes a rail network that cuts across Central Asia to Iran, through Turkey to Russia, Poland and Spain.

Reference:
http://www.china-railway.com.cn/xwdt/tlxw/201701/t20170102_62226.html
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/02/c_135949632.htm
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Opinion/2017/01/05/Chinas-new-Silk-Road-is-part-of-its-grand-strategy-for-global-influence/5761483634495/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-03/china-starts-freight-train-to-london-as-xi-promotes-trade-ties