Railway Network Planning for African Continent Under the Background of "the Belt and Road "
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DOI: 10.38007/Proceedings.0000213
Corresponding Author
Fan Jia
Abstract
African continent has been colonized and plundered for a long time and its economic development has been restricted. After the independence of African countries, their capital and technical level are far behind the world average, and their infrastructure construction is very backward. Since the "the belt and road " initiative was put forward, China has strengthened infrastructure connectivity among countries along the route to promote economic ties and common development among countries. Chinese-funded enterprises are strongly involved in infrastructure construction on the African continent, especially railway construction. With sufficient funds and mature technologies, the construction costs of African countries have been effectively reduced, and the backward infrastructure in Africa has been gradually improved. The purpose of this article is to explore the research on China's aid to African railways in the new era. China regards infrastructure construction as an important aid content and has established a set of aid modes in Africa that are different from the traditional western aid systems according to its own development experience. This article will use the research method of specific analysis of specific problems to make data comparison and draw a conclusion. The research results of this paper show that Africa is a new market, which is currently in the stage of industrialization and urbanization. Its lagging infrastructure restricts the economic and social development of various countries and the process of regional integration. Studying China's participation in infrastructure construction in Africa is of strategic significance for further promoting China-Africa economic and trade cooperation, strengthening the construction of railway network in the African continent, and promoting the transformation and upgrading of China's domestic economy.
Keywords
The Belt and Road; African Continent; Railway Network Planning; Infrastructure Reconstruction